Bacterial decontamination of DUWL biofilm using oxygenal 6

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 163-167

  Szymańska, Jolanta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Decontamination; Dental unit waterlines; Oxygenal 6

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXYGENAL 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DENTAL CLINIC; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROFLORA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES ALBUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS VESICULARIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROCOCCUS LYLAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LENTUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOMYCES ALBUS;

EID: 33746462781     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 12321966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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