Inactivation of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) pneumoniae by ozone

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 406-409

  Yamazaki, T ^a,b   Inoue, M ^a   Ogawa, M ^b   Shiga, S ^b   Kishimoto, T ^b   Hagiwara, T ^b   Matsumoto, T ^c   Hayashi, T ^d  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Ion Research Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Minimum cidal concentration; Ozone water; Postinoculation; Preinoculation; Urogenital infections

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; STRAIN; WATER TREATMENT;

C.TRACHOMATIS; CONCENTRATION METHOD; INFECTED CELLS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MINIMUM CIDAL CONCENTRATION; OZONE WATERS; PNEUMONIAE STRAINS; POSTINOCULATION; PREINOCULATION; UROGENITAL INFECTION;

OZONE;

OZONE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INOCULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 2042480695     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01506.x     Document Type: Article

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