Acetic Acid, the Active Component of Vinegar, Is an Effective Tuberculocidal Disinfectant

Effective and economical mycobactericidal disinfectants are needed to kill both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-M. tuberculosis mycobacteria. We found that acetic acid (vinegar) efficiently kills M. tuberculosis after 30 min of exposure to a 6% acetic acid solution. The activity is not due to pH...

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Autores principales: Cortesia, Claudia, Vilchèze, Catherine, Bernut, Audrey, Contreras, Whendy, Gómez, Keyla, de Waard, Jacobus, Jacobs, William R., Kremer, Laurent, Takiff, Howard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2014
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Observation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24570366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00013-14

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3940030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24570366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00013-14

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