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. 1970 Jan;19(1):131–133. doi: 10.1128/am.19.1.131-133.1970

Survival of Gram-Negative Bacteria on Plastic Compounded with Hexachlorophene

Gerald F Taylor 1,1
PMCID: PMC376624  PMID: 5415208

Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria representing nine genera were screened for their ability to survive surface exposure to polyethylene sheet plastic containing chemically compounded hexachlorophene (0.25%). Subcultures were made at hourly intervals over a 6-hr period of time. An exceedingly large drop in viable cells beginning at the 1-hr exposure was noted for each genus except one tested on the hexachlorophene-plastic, whereas most nonadditive controls grew bacterial colonies too numerous to count.

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