Efficacy of copper-silver ionization in controlling biofilm- and plankton-associated waterborne pathogens.
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The study was to determine the efficacy of copper-silver ionization against the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms and planktonic phases. At concentrations below the EPA limits, ionization has potential to control the three waterborne pathogens, in addition to Legionella, in hospital water systems for nosocomial infection control.
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Efficacy of Copper - Silver Ionization in Controlling Biofilms and 1 Planktonic - Associated Waterborne Pathogens
By 3 Hsiu-Yun Shih 4 Yusen E. Lin* 5 Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, 6 National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 7 8 All corresponding should be addressed to 9 Yusen E. Lin, Ph.D., MBA 10 Graduate Institute of Environmental Education 11 National Kaohsiung Normal University 12 62 Shen-chong Rd, Yanchao 13 Kaohsiung, Taiwan 824 14 Work Telephone: +886-7-6051036; Fax: ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 76 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010