Grafted dyes as photosensitizers for microbial decontamination of water

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Singh, Antaryami ^a   Malodia, P ^a   Jain, S K ^a   Mathur, S L ^a   Khatri, P K ^a  

^a DEFENCE LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial inactivation; Decontamination; Dye immobilization; Escherichia coli; Photosensitizer; Streptococcus faecalis

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 24044541065     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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