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. 1990 Apr;3(2):99–119. doi: 10.1128/cmr.3.2.99

Bacterial spores and chemical sporicidal agents.

A D Russell 1
PMCID: PMC358146  PMID: 2187595

Abstract

Bacterial spores are among the most resistant of all living cells to biocides, although the response depends on the stage of sporulation. The development of resistance to some agents such as chlorhexidine occurs much earlier in sporulation than does resistance to glutaraldehyde, which is a very late event. During germination or outgrowth or both, resistance is lost and the cells become as susceptible to biocides as nonsporulating bacteria. Mechanisms of spore resistance to, and the action of, biocides are discussed, and possible means of enhancing antispore activity are considered. The clinical and other uses of sporicidal and sporostatic chemical agents are described.

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