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Persistence and decontamination of Bacillus atrophaeus subsp. globigii spores on corroded iron in a model drinking water system.
Appl Environ Microbiol
April 2007
US Environmental Protection Agency, National Homeland Security Research Center, Water Infrastructure Protection Division (MS 163), Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
Persistence of Bacillus atrophaeus subsp. globigii spores on corroded iron coupons in drinking water was studied using a biofilm annular reactor. Spores were inoculated at 10(6) CFU/ml in the dechlorinated reactor bulk water.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDestruction of spores on building decontamination residue in a commercial autoclave.
Appl Environ Microbiol
December 2006
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Homeland Security Research Center, 109 T. W. Alexander Dr. E343-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of a commercial autoclave for treating simulated building decontamination residue (BDR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInactivation of spores of Bacillus anthracis Sterne, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis by chlorination.
Appl Environ Microbiol
September 2005
National Homeland Security Research Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
Three species of Bacillus were evaluated as potential surrogates for Bacillus anthracis for determining the sporicidal activity of chlorination as commonly used in drinking water treatment. Spores of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis were found to be an appropriate surrogate for spores of B.
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