Bactericidal action of positive and negative ions in air

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Fletcher, Louise A ^a   Gaunt, Lindsey F ^b   Beggs, Clive B ^c   Shepherd, Simon J ^c   Sleigh, P Andrew ^a   Noakes, Catherine J ^a   Kerr, Kevin G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANION; CATION; MICA; OZONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NITROGEN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AIR; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; CELL DEATH; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; OZONE LAYER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; MYCOBACTERIUM PARAFORTUITUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AIR IONIZATION; ANIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CATIONS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROSTATICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NITROGEN;

EID: 34249660104     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-7-32     Document Type: Article

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