Did granny know best? Evaluating the antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral efficacy of acetic acid for home care procedures

Abstract Background Acetic acid has been used to clean and disinfect surfaces in the household for many decades. The antimicrobial efficacy of cleaning procedures can be considered particularly important for young, old, pregnant, immunocompromised people, but may also concern other groups, particula...

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Main Authors: Marc-Kevin Zinn, Dirk Bockmühl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01948-8