Analysis of the germination kinetics of individual Bacillus subtilis spores treated with hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 259-265

  Setlow, B ^a   Yu, J ^b   Li, Y Q ^b   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Hydrogen peroxide; Hypochlorite; Spore germination; Spores; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BACTERIOLOGY; CULTIVATION; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEMBRANES; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; CORTEXES; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; FALSE POSITIVE; HYPOCHLORITE; INNER MEMBRANES; OXIDIZING AGENTS; RAPID ASSAY; SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION;

GERMINATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DIPICOLINIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN CWLJ; PROTEIN SLEB; PROTEIN SPOVA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; ENZYME; GERMINATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; LYSIS; MEMBRANE; NUTRIENT; SODIUM; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; SPORE GERMINATION; SPORES; STERILIZATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; OXIDANTS; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84884701196     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12113     Document Type: Article

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