Improved recovery of bacillus spores from nonporous surfaces with cotton swabs over foam, nylon, or polyester, and the role of hydrophilicity of cotton in governing the recovery efficiency

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 381-384

  Thomas, Pious ^a   Mujawar, Mohammed M ^a   Upreti, Reshmi ^a   Sekhar, Aparna C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPORE; BACILLUS SPP; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; NONPOROUS SURFACE; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; STEEL SURFACE;

BACTERIOLOGY; ESTERS; HYDROPHILICITY; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; RECOVERY;

COTTON;

NYLON; POLYESTER; STEEL;

BACTERIUM; COTTON; FOAM; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; EVALUATION; GOSSYPIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GOSSYPIUM; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPORES; STEEL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84871857585     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02626-12     Document Type: Article

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