Disinfection methods for spores of Bacillus atrophaeus, B. anthracis, Clostridium tetani, C. botulinum and C. difficile

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1325-1329

  Oie, Shigeharu ^a   Obayashi, Akiko ^a   Yamasaki, Hirofumi ^a   Furukawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Kenri, Tsuyoshi ^b   Takahashi, Motohide ^b   Kawamoto, Keiko ^c   Makino, Sou Ichi ^c  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bioterrorism; Disinfection; Sodium hypochlorite; Vinegar

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PERACETIC ACID; VINEGAR; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACETIC ACID; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VINYL CHLORIDE; WOOD;

EID: 80051505311     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.34.1325     Document Type: Article

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