Assessing the activity of microbicides against bacterial spores: Knowledge and pitfalls

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1174-1180

  Leggett, M J ^a   Setlow, P ^b   Sattar, S A ^c   Maillard, J Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Microbicides; Spores; Sporicidal; Sporicides; Sporistatic

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; INTRINSIC RESISTANCE; MICROBICIDES; MOST LIKELY; SPORE; SPORICIDAL; SPORICIDES; SPORISTATIC;

CLOSTRIDIUM;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SPORE; WATER CONTENT;

BACTERIAL SPORE; DIFFERENTIATION; PATHOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84962846996     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.13061     Document Type: Review

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