Comparison of cleaning methods for reduction of attached microorganisms from consumer-style thermometers

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-233

  Lee, Sun Young ^a   Hillers, Val ^a   Mccurdy, Sandra M ^b   Kang, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 13844266640     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2004.12403.x     Document Type: Article

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