Evaluation of disinfective potential of reactivated free chlorine in pooled tap water by electrolysis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-173

  Nakajima, Norihito ^a   Nakano, Takashi ^a   Harada, Fumiue ^a   Taniguchi, Hiromasa ^a   Yokoyama, Isao ^a   Hirose, Jun ^a,b   Daikoku, Eriko ^a   Sano, Kouichi ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Free chlorine; Tap water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORINE; DNA POLYMERASE; GENOMIC DNA; NITRATE REDUCTASE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BATH; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL GRANULE; DISINFECTION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ELECTROLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1842509944     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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