New approach to produce water free of bacteria, viruses, and halogens in a recyclable system

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 847-853

  Ahmed, Abd El Shafey I ^a,b   Cavalli, Gabriel ^a   Bushell, Michael E ^a   Wardell, John N ^a   Pedley, Steve ^a   Charles, Katarina ^a   Hay, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE PRD1; HALIDE IONS; LABORATORY SCALE; N-HALAMINE; NEW APPROACHES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEM-BASED; USEFUL LIFETIME;

BACTERIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONS; VIRUSES;

POLYMERS;

AMINE; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; HALOGEN; POLYMER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; FILTRATION; HALIDE; HALOGEN; POLYMER; RECYCLING; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE PRD1; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; FILTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RECYCLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRUS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AMINES; BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGE PRD1; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; HALOGENS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRUSES; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79551500048     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01645-10     Document Type: Article

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