Bacteriophage P22 and Staphylococcus aureus attenuation on nonporous fomites as determined by plate assay and quantitative PCR.

ABSTRACT: Decay rates of bacteriophage P22 and Staphylococcus aureus on six types of common household inanimate surfaces were evaluated based on cultivation and quantitative PCR. A much higher level of inactivation was observed using the plate assay, suggesting that detection of the pathogen genome in samples from fomites does not necessarily imply a health risk to humans.

SUBMITTER: Masago Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2547042 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature