Heterotrophic bacterial growth on hoses in a neonatal water distribution system

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 779-781

  Sylvie, Buffet Bataillon ^a,b   Bonnaure Mallet, Martine ^a,b   de la Pintiére, Armelle ^a   Defawe, Guy ^a   Gautier Lerestif, Anne Lise ^b   Fauveau, Séverine ^a   Minet, Jacques ^a,b  

^a RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Contamination; Heterotrophic plate counts; Neonatal unit; Water distribution system

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; BLASTOMONAS NATATORIA; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEATING; HETEROTROPH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77954961648     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0906.06049     Document Type: Article

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