Improvement of biological indicators by uniformly distributing Bacillus subtilis spores in monolayers to evaluate enhanced spore decontamination technologies

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2031-2038

  Raguse, Marina ^a   Fiebrandt, Marcel ^b   Stapelmann, Katharina ^b   Madela, Kazimierz ^c   Laue, Michael ^c   Lackmann, Jan Wilm ^b   Thwaite, Joanne E ^d   Setlow, Peter ^e   Awakowicz, Peter ^b   Moeller, Ralf ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; MONOLAYERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; STERILIZATION PROCESS; SURFACE DECONTAMINATION; SURFACE INACTIVATION;

DECONTAMINATION;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; DESIGN; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPORE; STANDARDIZATION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; DECONTAMINATION; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DECONTAMINATION; PRESSURE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84962314349     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03934-15     Document Type: Article

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