Influence of growth media on the sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to cationic biocides

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-95

  Brill, Florian ^a   Goroncy Bermes, Peter ^b   Sand, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b SCHÜLKE AND MAYR GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disinfectants; Efficacy testing; European standards; pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureu

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; CATION; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OCTENIDINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS; SUSPENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 29144504398     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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