Efficacy of Copper-Silver Ionization in Controlling Biofilm- and Plankton-Associated Waterborne Pathogens
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- 15 March 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 76 (6) , 2032-2035
Abstract
The study was to determine the efficacy of copper-silver ionization against the formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Stenotrophomonas maltophilia , and Acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms and planktonic phases. At concentrations below the EPA limits, ionization has potential to control the three waterborne pathogens, in addition to Legionella , in hospital water systems for nosocomial infection control.Keywords
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