A novel technique for evaluating the activity of biocides against biofilm bacteria

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 2000-March, Issue , 2000, Pages

  Nalepa, C J ^a   Ceri, H ^b   Stremick, C A ^b  

^a Albemarle Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sodium bromide; Biocide; Biofilm; Calgary biofilm device; CBD; Chlorine; Glutaraldehyde; Hydrogen peroxide; Isothiazolone; MBEC; Minimum biofilm eradication concentration; Peracetic acid; Polyquat; Quaternary compound; Sodium bromide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

CALGARY; GLUTARALDEHYDES; ISOTHIAZOLONE; MBEC; PERACETIC ACIDS; POLYQUAT; QUATERNARY COMPOUND; SODIUM BROMIDE;

BIOCIDES;

EID: 84860213707     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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