Bactericidal activity of copper and niobium-alloyed austenitic stainless steel

Current Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 491-495

  Baena, M I ^a,b   Marquez M C ^a   Matres, V ^b   Botella, J ^b   Ventosa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Acerinox Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COPPER; NIOBIUM; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFOULING; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI CCM 4517; HEAT TREATMENT; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOYS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COPPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NIOBIUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33751508083     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-006-0193-4     Document Type: Article

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