Efficacy of solar disinfection of Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella Typhimurium and Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 828-836

  Berney, M ^a   Weilenmann, H U ^a   Simonetti, A ^a   Egli, T ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Mild heat; Reciprocity; Resistance; Salmonella Typhimurium; Shigella flexneri; Solar disinfection (SODIS); Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SALMONELLA;

E. COLI; MILD HEATS; RECIPROCITY; RECIPROCITY LAWS; RESISTANCE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SOLAR DISINFECTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; HEATING; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SOLAR DISINFECTION; SUNLIGHT; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33748682943     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02983.x     Document Type: Article

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