The retention of bacteria on hygienic surfaces presenting scratches of microbial dimensions

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-263

  Verran, J ^a   Packer, A ^a   Kelly, P ^a   Whitehead, K A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cleanability; Grooves; Roughness; Scratches; Surface hygiene; Topography; Wear

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; STAINLESS STEEL;

CELL RETENTION; CLEANABILITY; FEATURE DIMENSIONS; GROOVES; LINEAR FEATURE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL CELLS; MONOCYTOGENES; ROUGHNESS; SIZE AND SHAPE; SURFACE FEATURE; TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

STAINLESS STEEL;

BACTERIUM; HYGIENE; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURFACE; HYGIENE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

EID: 76449118502     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02784.x     Document Type: Article

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