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Germinant-enhanced decontamination of Bacillus spores adhered to iron and cement-mortar drinking water infrastructures

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07242-11
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Germination was evaluated as an enhancement to decontamination methods for removing Bacillus spores from drinking water infrastructure. Germinating spores before chlorinating cement mortar or flushing corroded iron was more effective than chlorinating or flushing alone. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.

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Szabo, J. G., Muhammad, N., Heckman, L., Rice, E. W., & Hall, J. (2012, April). Germinant-enhanced decontamination of Bacillus spores adhered to iron and cement-mortar drinking water infrastructures. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.07242-11

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