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THE REMOVAL OF BACTERIA FROM GLASS SURFACES WITH CALCIUM ALGINATE, GAUZE AND ABSORBENT COTTON WOOL SWABS
Author(s) -
BARNES JOAN M.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
proceedings of the society for applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0370-1778
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1952.tb00006.x
Subject(s) - glass wool , wool , calcium alginate , bacteria , pulp and paper industry , tube (container) , calcium , bead , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , composite material , biology , metallurgy , engineering , layer (electronics) , genetics
SUMMARY: Calcium alginate wool swabs were no more efficient or reliable than gauze or absorbent cotton wool swabs when tested on drinking glasses infected with known numbers of bacteria. The number of bacteria left on the glass after swabbing was determined by a modified roll tube method.