Dry thermal resistance of Bacillus anthracis (Sterne) spores and spores of other Bacillus species: Implications for biological agent destruction via waste incineration

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-106

  Wood, J P ^a   Lemieux, P ^a   Betancourt, D ^b   Kariher, P ^c   Gatchalian, N G ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c ARCADIS US Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus atrophaeus; Dry heat inactivation; Geobacillus stearothermophilus; Incineration; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; OVENS; WASTE INCINERATION;

'DRY' [; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; DRY HEAT; DRY HEAT INACTIVATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HEAT INACTIVATION; SPORE; STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INCINERATION; KINETICS; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMBUSTION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; INCINERATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 77953600538     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04632.x     Document Type: Article

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