Fast sterility assessment by germinable-endospore biodosimetry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7669-7674

  Yung, Pun To ^a   Ponce, Adrian ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; LUMINESCENCE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; TERBIUM; TERBIUM ALLOYS;

AGAROSE; AUTOMATED INSTRUMENTATIONS; BACILLUS ENDOSPORES; BIODOSIMETRY; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; CHEMICAL TESTS; DECIMAL REDUCTIONS; GERMINABILITY; IN LINES; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONS; LUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPIES; STERILE PRODUCTS; STERILIZATION PROCESSES; UV DOSAGES; UV EXCITATIONS;

STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LUMINESCENCE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SPORE; STERILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; DOSIMETRY; LUMINESCENCE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION;

EID: 57449088827     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01437-08     Document Type: Article

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