Effect of disinfectants on pathogenic free-living amoebae: in axenic conditions.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 40 ·No. 1 ·1980-07-00 ·Pages 62-6

Cursons RT, Brown TJ, Keys EA

Abstract

The amoebicidal properties of chlorine, chlorine dioxide, ozone, and deciquam 222 were examined in axenic conditions. Naegleria spp. were found to be more sensitive to chlorine and chlorine dioxide than Acanthamoeba spp. No marked difference in sensitivity to ozone or deciquam 222 could be detected between the pathogenic (A-1) and nonpathogenic (1501) strains of Acanthamoeba and the pathogenic (MsT) and nonpathogenic (P1200f) strains of Naegleria. Methods of disinfection are discussed with reference to suitability of the disinfectants to real conditions.

MeSH Terms

Alkanes/pharmacology Amoeba/drug effects,growth & development,pathogenicity Animals Chlorine/pharmacology Chlorine Compounds Disinfectants Oxides/pharmacology Ozone/pharmacology Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/pharmacology Species Specificity

Chemicals

Alkanes Chlorine Compounds Disinfectants Oxides Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Chlorine Ozone chlorine dioxide didecyldimethylammonium

Authors & Affiliations

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Cursons R T

Brown T J

Keys E A

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Article Info

Journal

Applied and environmental microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Environ Microbiol

ISSN

0099-2240

DOI

10.1128/aem.40.1.62-66.1980

Published

1980-07-00

Pages

62-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605801

PMCID

PMC291525

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