Decontamination of a BSL3 laboratory by hydrogen peroxide fumigation using three different surrogates for Bacillus anthracis spores

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1095-1103

  Kaspari, O ^a   Lemmer, K ^a   Becker, S ^a   Lochau, P ^a   Howaldt, S ^a   Nattermann, H ^a   Grunow, R ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacterial spores; BSL3; Disinfection; Hydrogen peroxide; Laboratory

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; LABORATORIES; OXIDATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BSL3; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NUTRIENT MEDIA; REDUCTION FACTOR; STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; FUMIGATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; ROOM DECONTAMINATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; FUMIGATION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LABORATORIES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84908260933     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12601     Document Type: Article

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