Bacterial biofilms are 1,000 times harder to kill than planktonic bacteria. Spores are also harder to kill compared to vegetative cells. We developed a rapid model for establishing dry surface bacterial biofilms for disinfectant efficacy testing and challenged them with seven EPA-registered disinfectants. We also demonstrated that during the disinfection of surfaces contaminated with bacterial spores, disinfectant wipes may transfer spores from contaminated to uncontaminated surfaces.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/14204666 |
| Date | 12 March 2022 |
| Creators | Carine A Nkemngong Sr. (10292948) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Optimizing_Sanitation_and_Disinfection_Practices_Clostridioides_difficile_Spores_and_Dry_Surface_Biofilms_of_Staphylococcus_aureus_and_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa_As_Models/14204666 |
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