Photo-inactivation of bacillus endospores: Inter-specific variability of inactivation efficiency

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 692-699

  da Silva, Raquel N ^a   Tomé, Augusto C ^a   Tomé, João P C ^a   Neves, Maria G P M S ^a   Faustino, Maria A F ^a   Cavaleiro, José A S ^a   Oliveira, Anabela ^a   Almeida, Adelaide ^a   Cunha, Ângela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation; Bacillus; Endospores; Porphyrins

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL EXOSPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LIGHT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84866778826     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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