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!bgcolor="#CC66FF"| Chemical  

!bgcolor="#FFCC99"| Chemical  

!bgcolor="#CC66FF"| Trade Name  

!bgcolor="#FFCC99"| Trade Name  

!bgcolor="#CC66FF"| Safe or Toxic  

!bgcolor="#FFCC99"| Safe or Toxic  

!bgcolor="#CC66FF"| Comments  

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| Phenol/Cresol || Lysol || Toxic || Effective against acid fast bacteria, less so against fungi, no effect against spores.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Phenol/Cresol  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Lysol  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Toxic  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Effective against acid fast bacteria, less so against fungi, no effect against spores.

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| Quaternary ammonium compounds || Ark-Klens / Cetrimide || Safe || Effective, broad antibacterial activity. Poor efficacy against spores, viruses and fungi. Inactive in presence of soap.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Quaternary ammonium compounds  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Ark-Klens / Cetrimide  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Safe  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Effective, broad antibacterial activity. Poor efficacy against spores, viruses and fungi. Inactive in presence of soap.

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| Chlorhexidine || Hibitane || Safe || Effective, broad spectrum activity in presence of organic matter and other antiseptics. Inactive in presence of soap.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Chlorhexidine  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Hibitane  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Safe  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Effective, broad spectrum activity in presence of organic matter and other antiseptics. Inactive in presence of soap.

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| Hypochlorites || Milton || Safe || Unstable in solution and repeated use may cause skin irritation and burns.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Hypochlorites  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Milton  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Safe  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Unstable in solution and repeated use may cause skin irritation and burns.

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| Iodophores || Tamodine-E / Betadine / Povidon-iodine || Safe || Good against gram positive and negative bacteria, viruses and spores. Poor against acid fast bacilli and spores. Solution active as long as brown colour remains.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Iodophores  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Tamodine-E / Betadine / Povidon-iodine  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Safe  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Good against gram positive and negative bacteria, viruses and spores. Poor against acid fast bacilli and spores. Solution active as long as brown colour remains.

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| Dodecyclo-di-glycine || Amprotect || Safe || Good spectrum of activity against gram positive and negative bacteria, fungi and viruses.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Dodecyclo-di-glycine  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Amprotect  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Safe  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Good spectrum of activity against gram positive and negative bacteria, fungi and viruses.

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| Formaldehyde  

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Formaldehyde  

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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| -

| Toxic

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Toxic

|Poisonous but can be used to disinfect empty vivaria.

|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Poisonous but can be used to disinfect empty vivaria.

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