Published Literature on Industrial Microbiology Authored or
Co-Authored by Staff Members of Biosan Laboratories, Inc.

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1

Correlation of coliform activity and anaerobic sulfate reduction with deterioration of cutting fluids (1962, 4pp.)

2

Growth studies on Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (1964, 8 pp.)

3

Survival of coagulase-positive Staphylococci in soluble cutting oils (1967, 5pp.)

4

Control of cutting oil deterioration with gamma radiation (1968, 17 pp.)

5

Physical and chemical combinations for the control of microbial breakdown of cutting fluids (1970, 16 pp.)

6

Susceptibility of larvae of Hemerocampa leucostigma to several varieties of crystalliferous bacteria (1970, 5 pp.)

7

Genetic effects of LSD-25 on E. coli (1970, 7 pp.)

8

Determination of membrane filter porosity by microbiological methods (1970 7 pp.)

9

The effect of gamma radiation of larval resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis infection (1971, 2 pp.)

10

 The effect of 137Cs radiation on growth, development and mortality of the larvae of the tussock moth, Hemerocampa leucostigma  (1971, 5 pp.)

11

Methylene blue reduction for rapid inplant detection of coolant breakdown (1971, 7 pp.)

12

Effects of heat, chemicals, and radiation of cutting fluid flora (1971, 4 pp.)

13

An evaluation of a laboratory and plant procedure for preservation of cutting fluids (1971, 5 pp.)

14

Anti-and pro-microbial activity of hexahydro 1,3,5 tris (2-hdroxyethyl)-s-traizine in cutting fluid emulsions (1972, 7 pp.)

15

Comparative study of triazine biocides (1972, 7pp.)

16

Industrial Wastes:  biodeterioration vs. biodegradation (1972, 6 pp.)

17

Growth of fungi in cutting fluids (1974, 7 pp.)

18

Microbiological causes of cutting fluid deterioration (1974, 15pp.)

19

Comparison of several media for enumeration of cutting-fluid fungi (1975, 8 pp.)

20

Extending cutting fluid life (1975)

21

Evaluation techniques for biodeterioration of water-miscible metalworking fluids (1976,15pp.)

22

Microbial ecology with cutting edge (1976, 11pp.)

23

A dip-strip device for detecting spoilage fungi (1976, 1p.)

24

Characterization of the microbial flora of invert emulsion hydraulic fluids (1977, 5pp.)

25

Evaluation of action of a formaldehyde condensate germicide (1977, 5pp.)

26

Evaluation of source of bacterial inoculum in development of a cutting fluid test procedure (1977, 5pp.)

27

The microbial ecology of metal corrosion in selected industrial systems (1977, 20 pp.)

28

Reduction of metal salts by yeasts (1978, 16pp.)

29

Do metal working fluid microbes cause infectious disease? (1979, 2pp.)

30

Heterocyclic compounds as industrial biocides (1979, 2pp.)

31

The utility of biocide combinations in controlling mixed microbial populations in metalworking fluids (1979, 4pp.)

32

Evaluation of microbiological test kits for hydrocarbon fuel systems (1979, 7 pp.)

33

Factors affecting Desulfovibrio desulfuricans lactate dehydrogenase (1980, 7pp.)

34

The identification of a defined microbial inoculum for the evaluation of biocides in water-based metalworking fluids (1980, 4pp.)

35

Antimicrobial agents for water-based metalworking fluids (1981, 8pp.)

36

The effect of selected industrial biocides on lactate metabolism in Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (1981, 8pp.)

37

Microbiology of HWB hydraulic fluids (1981, 1p.)

38

Interrelationships between biodeterioration, chemical breakdown, and function in soluble oil emulsions (1982, 9pp.)

39

The role of the inoculum in the microbiological evaluation of water-based metalworking fluids (1982, 6pp.)

40

Evaluation of a test strip used to monitor food processing sanitation (1982, 6 pp.)

41

Evaluating the bioresistance of water-soluble metalworking fluids (1982, 4 pp.)

42

Nitrogen compounds (1983, 37 pp.)

43

Characteristics of medical and surgical suction systems.  The microbiology and nosocomial hazards of collection vessels (1983, 15 pp.)

44

Bacterial pac-men may gobble up paint pollution that bugs Detroit (1983, 1p.)

45

Antimicrobial mixtures and method of use (1984 U.S. patent, 7pp.)

46

The evaluation of monocopper (II) citrate as a potential antimicrobial metal complex (1984, 5pp.)

47

Poor quality water ruins HWBFs (1984, 1p.)

48

Regrowth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa following treatment with a formaldehyde condensate biocide (1984, 7pp.)

49

Glove – fluid method to evaluate acquired microbial contamination (1984, 7 pp.)

50

The relevance of microbial physiology to applied problem solving (1984, 2 pp.)

51

Bacterial Sulfate reduction and pH implications for early diagnosis (1984, 7 pp.)

52

Source of identification of contamination of a brewery conveyor lubricant (1984, 6 pp.)

53

Factors affecting regrowth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa following biocide treatment (1985, 3pp.)

54

A further study on the use of monocopper (II) citrate as an antimicrobial agent in metalworking fluid (1985, 2pp.)

55

Observations of resistance and cross-resistance to formaldehyde and a formaldehyde condensate biocide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1985, 2pp.)

56

Growth and biocide efficacy studies using the iron-oxidizing bacterium Gallionella (1985, 9 pp.)

57

The detection of airborne sulfate-reducing bacteria from metalworking fluids (1986, 6pp.)

58

The effect of fifteen biocides on formaldehyde-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1986, 10p.)

59

Induction and selection of formaldehyde-based resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1986, 6pp.)

60

Microbial degradation of water-based metalworking fluids (1986, 20pp.)

61

Rapid field method for the detection and enumeration of sulfate reducers (1986, 7pp.)

62

Efficacy of methylchloro/methylisothiazolone biocide against Legionella pneumophila in cooling water tower (1986, 8 pp.)

63

The effect of vegetable oil additive on diesel fuel biodeterioration (1986, 6 pp.)

64

Microbial ecology of an automotive engine plant (1987, 13 pp.)

65

A rose by any other name (1987, 3 pp.)

66

The microbial activity of glutaraldehyde in chain conveyor lubricant formulations (1987, 6 pp.)

67

Applications and mode of action of formaldehyde condensate biocides (1988, 9pp.)

68

Evaluation of thermal pasteurization for control of metal working fluid biodeterioration (1988, 5pp.)

69

Factors to consider in testing biocides for distillate fuels (1988, 9pp.)

70

Testing for the presence of sulfate-reducing bacteria (1988, 10 pp.)

71

Microbiology of automobile electrocoat paint systems (1988, 6 pp.)

72

Relative formaldehyde resistance among bacterial survivors of biocide treated metalworking fluid (1989, 14pp.)

73

Evaluation of endotoxin-biocide interaction by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay (1990, 4pp.)

74

The interaction of formaldehyde, isothiazolone and copper (1990, 10pp.)

75

The potentiation of industrial biocide activity with Cu2+. I. Synergistic effect of Cu2+ with formaldehyde (1990, 11pp.)

76

The potentiation of industrial biocide activity with Cu2+. II. Synergistic effects with 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3one (1990, 10pp.)

77

Purification and partial characterization of a D(-)-lactate dehydrogenase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (ATCC f7757) (1990, 5pp.)

78

Control of Listeria monocytogenes by biocides in the food industry environment (1990, 9 pp.)

79

Effect of microbial growth products on biocide activity in metalworking fluids (1991, 11pp.)

80

Detection and inhibition of fungi from the excised trunk of an Asian elephant (1991, 12 pp.)

81

Biocide efficacy vs. acid producing and iron oxidizing bacteria (1992, 13pp.)

82

Current lubrication research in Hungary (1992, 4pp.)

83

Biostatic fluids, friendly bacteria, and other myths in metalworking microbiology (1993, 8 pp.)

84

Factors involved in bacterial activities of formaldehyde and formaldehyde condensate/isothiazolone mixtures (1993, 19pp.)

85

MIC in metalworking processes and hydraulic fluid biocides (1994, 11pp.)

86

Standard method for evaluation of antimicrobial agents in aqueous metal working fluids (1993, 3 pp.)

87

Standard test method for evaluating the bacteria resistance of water-dilutable metal working fluids (1993, 3 pp.)

88

Factors affecting selection of metalworking fluid biocides (1994, 11pp.)

89

Metalworking fluid microbiology (1994, 24pp.)

90

Microbiology of metalworking fluids: deterioration, disease, and disposal (1995, 6pp.)

91

Biocides for metalworking lubricants and hydraulic fluids (1995, 23pp.)

92

Introduction to biocide use (1995, 18pp.)

93

Solving the puzzle of an off-spec “musty” taste in canned beer...a partnership approach (1995, 7 pp.)

94

Identification, significance and control of fungi in water distribution systems (1997, 20pp.)

95

Influence of biocide treatment regimen on resistance development to methylchloro-/methylisothiazolone in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1999, 8 pp.)

96

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis from ordinary residential exposures  (2001, 3pp.)

97

Mycobacterium immunogenum sp. nov., a novel species related to Mycobacterium abscessus and associated with clinical disease, pseudo-outbreaks and contaminated metalworking fluids: an international cooperative study on mycobacterial taxonomy (2001,14pp.)

98

Presence of a Single Genotype of the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium immunogenum  in Industrial Metalworking Fluids Associated with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (2002,14pp.)

99

Evaluation of biocides for controlling Mycobacteria sp. in metalworking fluids

100

Reassessing the health risks associated with employee exposure to metalworking fluid microbes (2002, 9pp.)

101

Life and Death of Mycobacteria in the Metalworking Environment (2004, 7pp.)

102

Magnets & Magic Wands: Exploring the Myths of Metalworking Fluid Microbiology (2005, 3pp.)

 

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