A LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION AND BIOCIDE EFFICACY TESTING OF LEGIONELLA BIOFILMS

被引:18
作者
GREEN, PN
PIRRIE, RS
机构
[1] National Collections of Industrial and Marine Bacteria Ltd, Aberdeen
来源
JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY | 1993年 / 74卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2672.1993.tb05143.x
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The construction and operation of a laboratory biofilm generator designed to grow sessile populations of legionellas for biocide efficacy testing is described. Some examples of static biocide testing on both sessile and planktonic populations of Legionella bozemanii are discussed along with other potential applications of the apparatus.
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页码:388 / 393
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