International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

Studies of the Suitability of Fowlpox as a Decontamination and Thermal Stability Simulant for Variola Major

Table 1

The effectiveness of disinfectants on vaccinia virus. Table 1 describes the number of plates (based on triplicate assays) with any wells showing cytopathic effects or plaques.
ChemicalPositive control1 minute treatment3 minute treatment5 minute treatment10 minute treatment
0.05% iodine/0.3% polyethyleneglycol nonylphenyl ether3/30/30/30/30/3
0.1% iodine/5.7% polyethyleneglycol nonylphenyl ether3/30/30/30/30/3
0.025% sodium hypochlorite3/30/30/30/30/3
0.05% sodium hypochlorite3/30/30/30/30/3
0.1% cetyltrimethylammonium chloride/0.05% benzalkonium chloride3/30/30/30/30/3
40% ethanol3/30/30/30/30/3