Inactivation of spores of Bacillus anthracis Sterne, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis by chlorination.
Three species of Bacillus were evaluated as potential surrogates for Bacillus anthracis for determining the sporicidal activity of chlorination as commonly used in drinking water treatment. Spores of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis were found to be an appropriate surrogate for spores of B. anthracis for use in chlorine inactivation studies.
Rice
E W
EW
National Homeland Security Research Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA. rice.gene@epa.gov
Adcock
N J
NJ
Sivaganesan
M
M
Rose
L J
LJ
D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D002713:Chlorine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
D002713:Chlorine