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Disinfectants are substances that are applied to non-living objects to destroy microorganisms that are living on the objects. Disinfection does not necessarily kill all microorganisms, especially resistant bacterial spores; it is less effective than sterilisation, which is an extreme physical and/or chemical process that kills all types of life. Disinfectants are different from other antimicrobial agents such as antibiotics, which destroy microorganisms within the body, and antiseptics, which destroy microorganisms on living tissue. Disinfectants are also different from biocides — the latter are intended to destroy all forms of life, not just microorganisms.

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Ohio State University lecture on Sterilization and... Ohio State University lecture on Sterilization and Disinfection www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/black12.htm - Web

What Germs Are We Killing? Testing and Classifying... What Germs Are We Killing? Testing and Classifying Disinfectants www.housekeepingchannel.com/showarticle.php?id=253 - Web

Disinfectant Selection Guide Disinfectant Selection Guide www.bccdc.org/.../CDManual_DisinfectntSelectnGuidelines_sep2003_nov05-03.pdf - Web

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Disinfectant and Non-Chlorine Bleach Disinfectant and Non-Chlorine Bleach www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem03/chem03856.htm - Web

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