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Sporostatic and sporocidal properties of aqueous formaldehyde.Aqueous formaldehyde is shown to exert both sporostatic and sporocidal effects on Bacillus subtilis spores. The sporostatic effect is a result of the reversible inhibition of spore germination occasioned by aqueous formaldehyde; the sporocidal effect is due to the temperature-dependent inactivation of these spores in aqueous formaldehyde. The physicochemical state of formaldehyde in solution provides a framework with which to interpret both the sporostatic and sporocidal properties of aqueous formaldehyde.
Document ID
19720050106
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Trujillo, R.
David, T. J.
(Sandia Laboratories Albuquerque, N. Mex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Microbiology
Volume: 23
Subject Category
Biosciences
Accession Number
72A33772
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER W-12853
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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