Interaction of air ions and bactericidal vapours to control micro-organisms

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1324-1329

  Gaunt, L F ^a   Higgins, S C ^a   Hughes, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Essential oil; Flame; Ionization; Volatile

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTENNAS; CITRUS FRUITS; ESSENTIAL OILS; IONIZATION; MONOTERPENES; POLYSACCHARIDES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AGAR PLATES; ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS; ANTIBACTERIALS; CANDLE FLAME; FLAME; IONIZATION PRODUCTS; ORANGE OIL; VOLATILE; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS; Β-PINENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AGAR; BETA PINENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ION; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; IONIZATION;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INOCULATION; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE; VAPOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 28444453727     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02729.x     Document Type: Article

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