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A Note on Steam Sterilization of Spore Films on Inaccessible Surfaces
Author(s) -
Quesnel L. B.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1967.tb00332.x
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , spore , materials science , environmental science , nuclear engineering , biology , engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , business , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market
SUMMARY Simple experiments with inoculated stainless steel strips demonstrate the difficulty of sterilizing by steam when the spore films are on inaccessible surfaces.