Low-temperature decontamination with hydrogen peroxide or chlorine dioxide for space applications

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4169-4174

  Pottage, T ^a   Macken, S ^a   Giri, K ^a,b   Walker, J T ^a   Bennett, A M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Biocon   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SPP; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; EXPOSURE PERIOD; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL REDUCTION; SPACE AGENCY; SPACE INDUSTRY; STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; THURINGIENSIS;

BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LOADING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

DECONTAMINATION;

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDE;

BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SPACE TECHNOLOGY; SPACECRAFT; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLACEAE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPACE FLIGHT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLACEAE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDES; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; SILENE;

EID: 84864112289     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07948-11     Document Type: Article

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