Wide variation in effectiveness of laboratory disinfectants against bacteriophages

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 608-612

  Halfhide, D E ^a   Gannon, B W ^a   Hayes, C M ^a   Roe, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Disinfection; Ethanol; Hypochlorite; Inactivation; Phage; Virkon; Virus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; DISINFECTANTS; ETHANOL; FUMIGATION; HYDROMETALLURGY; SODIUM;

BROAD SPECTRUM; INACTIVATION; MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIRKON;

DISINFECTION;

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRKON;

DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; MICROBIOLOGY; VIRUSES;

BACTERIOPHAGE; DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; MICROBIOLOGY; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; NONHUMAN; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

MYOVIRIDAE; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

EID: 56549092641     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02474.x     Document Type: Article

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