Effect of sunlight on the survival of Salmonella on surfaces

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 617-620

  Nyeleti, C ^a,b   Cogan, T A ^b   Humphrey, T J ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Salmonella; Sunlight; Survival; UV

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); STRAIN;

CONDITION; EXPOSED TO; FULL-SPECTRUM; HEIDELBERG; PHAGE TYPES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROVARS; SUNLIGHT; SURVIVAL; UV;

SALMONELLA;

BACTERIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; HYGIENE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA HEIDELBERG; SEROTYPE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR HEIDELBERG; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 4444233180     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02335.x     Document Type: Article

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