Bacterial growth in ampholytic disinfectant solutions.
Large numbers of live bacteria were isolated from solutions of 2 ampholytic disinfectants supplied from a built-in predosing system. They were resistant to and proliferated in these disinfectants. Bacteria were eradicated by employing a 3rd type of ampholytic disinfectant in the system.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006799:Housing, Animal; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
D004202:Disinfectants