Monochloramine inactivation of bacterial select agents

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3437-3439

  Rose, Laura J ^a   Rice, Eugene W ^b   Hodges, Lisa ^a   Peterson, Alicia ^a   Arduino, Matthew J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BIODIVERSITY; POTABLE WATER;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SELECT AGENTS; MONOCHLORAMINE INACTIVATION;

BACTERIA;

DRINKING WATER; MONOCHLORAMINE;

BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; NONHUMAN; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA; BIOTERRORISM; BRUCELLA; BURKHOLDERIA; CHLORAMINES; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249670208     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00051-07     Document Type: Article

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