Variability of Burkholderia pseudomallei strain sensitivities to chlorine disinfection

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5405-5409

  O'Connell, Heather A ^a   Rose, Laura J ^a   Shams, Alicia ^a   Bradley, Meranda ^a   Arduino, Matthew J ^a   Rice, Eugene W ^b  

^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

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; CHLORINE DISINFECTION; CLINICAL ISOLATES; CONCENTRATION-TIME; CT-VALUE; CYTOMETRY; EXTRACELLULAR; FLUOROCHROMES; FREE AVAILABLE CHLORINES; HOLD TIME; MELIOIDOSIS; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; MONOCHLORAMINE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PH LEVELS; SOLID-PHASE; STRAIN SENSITIVITY; STRAIN VARIATION; TEST SOLUTIONS; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

AMINATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; IONIC STRENGTH; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; STRAIN;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHLORINE; MONOCHLORAMINE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; ISOLATED POPULATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; PLANKTON; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; DISINFECTION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FLUOROCHROME STAINING; NONHUMAN; WATER TREATMENT;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 68549112955     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00062-09     Document Type: Article

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