Assessment of the efficacy of benzalkonium chloride and sodium hypochlorite against Acanthamoeba polyphaga and Tetrahymena spp.

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-546

  Vaerewijck, M J M ^a   Sabbe, K ^a   Bare J ^a   Spengler, H P ^b,c   Favoreel, H W ^a   Houf, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c LISA Vienna Region   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA; TIME;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL SURVIVAL; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TETRAHYMENA; TIME FACTORS;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ACANTHAMOEBIDAE; BOVINAE; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 84858042057     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-359     Document Type: Article

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