Microbicidal effects of weakly acidified chlorous acid water against feline calicivirus and Clostridium difficile spores under protein-rich conditions.

Sanitation of environmental surfaces with chlorine based-disinfectants is a principal measure to control outbreaks of norovirus or Clostridium difficile. The microbicidal activity of chlorine-based disinfectants depends on the free available chlorine (FAC), but their oxidative potential is rapidly e...

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Main Authors: Hisataka Goda, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Haruyuki Nakayama-Imaohji, Hiroyuki Kawata, Isanori Horiuchi, Yatsuka Fujita, Tamiko Nagao, Ayano Tada, Atsushi Terada, Tomomi Kuwahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5417504?pdf=render