Alcohol disinfection procedure for isolating giant viruses from contaminated samples

Intervirology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 434-440

  Slimani, Meriem ^a,b   Pagnier, Isabelle ^a,b   Boughalmi, Mondher ^a,b   Raoult, Didier ^a,b,c   La Scola, Bernard ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Disinfection protocols; Giant viruses; Megavirales detection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MIMIVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS VIABILITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA MIMIVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTOZOA;

ALCOHOLS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DNA VIRUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84887083188     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: 14230100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354566     Document Type: Article

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