Inactivation of Enterococcus faecalis by TiO2-mediated UV and solar irradiation in water and wastewater: Culture techniques never say the whole truth

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1744-1750

  Venieri, Danae ^a   Chatzisymeon, Efthalia ^a   Gonzalo, Maria S ^b   Rosal, Roberto ^b   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 80455137188     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c1pp05198a     Document Type: Article

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