Importance of considering injured microorganisms in sterilization validation

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 91-106

  Shintani, Hideharu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Damage; Injured microorganisms; Injury; Repair; Sterilization validation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISINFECTION; ENZYMES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

DAMAGE; INJURED MICROORGANISMS; INJURY; STERILIZATION VALIDATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

DNA; HALIDE; RNA;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME DENATURATION; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RADIATION STERILIZATION; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 33748949933     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.11.91     Document Type: Review

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