Touch the wood: Antimicrobial properties of wooden and other solid material surfaces differ between dry and moist contamination in public and laboratory exposure

Several bacteria causing infections can remain infectious on surfaces from hours to several days and weeks. Antibacterial properties of wood are poorly understood in terms of dry contamination via hands, as large majority of previous research has been carried out by using liquid inoculation methods....

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Main Authors: Kettunen Elina, Kurkilahti Mika, Belt Tiina, Möttönen Veikko, Harju Anni, Tornberg Anna-Kaisa, Veijalainen Anna-Maria, Kuroda Katsushi, Tsunetsugu Yuko, Tienaho Jenni, Muilu-Mäkelä Riina, Pasanen Pertti, Jyske Tuula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723000741