Abstract
Decay rates of bacteriophage P22 and Staphylococcus aureus on six types of common household inanimate surfaces were evaluated based on cultivation and quantitative PCR. A much higher level of inactivation was observed using the plate assay, suggesting that detection of the pathogen genome in samples from fomites does not necessarily imply a health risk to humans.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5838-5840 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Sep |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Ecology