Microbial resistance to disinfectants: mechanisms and significance.
- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 69, 7-13
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.86697
Abstract
Drinking water disinfection provides the final barrier to transmission of a wide variety of potentially waterborne infectious agents including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. These agents differ greatly in their innate resistance to inactivation ...Keywords
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