Observations on research with spores of Bacillales and Clostridiales species

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 348-358

  Setlow, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; bacterial spores; disinfection; resistance; spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GERMINATION; PURIFICATION;

BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMICAL AGENT; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; PROPERTY; RESISTANCE; SPORE;

DISINFECTION;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DNA POLYMERASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SPORE;

BACILLALES; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIALES; GENETIC MANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

BACILLALES; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIALES;

BACILLALES; CLOSTRIDIALES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85053933666     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.14067     Document Type: Review

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