Decontamination of a hard surface contaminated with Bacillus anthracisΔSterne and B. anthracis Ames spores using electrochemically generated liquid-phase chlorine dioxide (eClO2)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1057-1064

  Buhr, T L ^a   Young, A A ^a   Minter, Z A ^a   Wells, C M ^a   Shegogue, D A ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Chlorine dioxide; Decontamination; Spore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; EXTRACTION;

B.ANTHRACIS; COST CONSTRAINTS; EXTRACTION METHOD; HARD SURFACE; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID PHASIS; SAFETY CONSTRAINT; SINGLE TUBES; SPORE; TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS;

DECONTAMINATION;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

AGAR; BACTERIUM; BIOSAFETY; ELECTROKINESIS; GLASS; SPORULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIRULENCE;

AGAR DILUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOSAFETY; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; SPOROGENESIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 80054715563     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05122.x     Document Type: Article

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