Bacteriophage P22 and Staphylococcus aureus attenuation on nonporous fomites as determined by plate assay and quantitative PCR

Yoshifumi Masago; Tomoyuki Shibata; Joan B. Rose

doi:10.1128/AEM.00352-08

Bacteriophage P22 and Staphylococcus aureus attenuation on nonporous fomites as determined by plate assay and quantitative PCR

Yoshifumi Masago, Tomoyuki Shibata, Joan B. Rose

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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
Pages (from-to)	5838-5840
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied and environmental microbiology
Volume	74
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00352-08
Publication status	Published - 2008 Sep

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Food Science
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Ecology

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