Impact of wash cycle time, temperature and detergent formulation on the hygiene effectiveness of domestic laundering

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1787-1797

  Honisch, M ^a   Stamminger, R ^a   Bockmuhl D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b RHINE WAAL UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated oxygen bleach; Domestic laundry; Laundry hygiene; Wash cycle time; Washing process; Washing temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BLEACHING; CANDIDA; LAUNDERING; OXYGEN; SOAPS (DETERGENTS); YEAST;

ACTIVATED OXYGEN BLEACH; ACTIVATED OXYGENS; CROSS CONTAMINATION; CYCLE TIME; DOMESTIC LAUNDRY; LAUNDRY HYGIENE; WASH CYCLE TIME; WASH CYCLES; WASHING PROCESS; WASHING TEMPERATURE;

CONTAMINATION;

DETERGENT;

BLEACHING; COTTON; DETERGENT; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLEACHING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; HYGIENE; LAUNDRY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PROCEDURES; TEXTILE; TRICHOPHYTON; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DECONTAMINATION; DETERGENTS; HYGIENE; LAUNDERING; TEMPERATURE; TEXTILES; TIME FACTORS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 84920911236     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12647     Document Type: Article

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