Decontamination Efficacy and Skin Toxicity of Two Decontaminants against Bacillus anthracis.

Decontamination of bacterial endospores such as Bacillus anthracis has traditionally required the use of harsh or caustic chemicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a chlorine dioxide decontaminant in killing Bacillus anthracis spores in solution and on a human skin simulant (p...

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Main Authors: Chad W Stratilo, Melissa K F Crichton, Thomas W Sawyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4578770?pdf=render