Disinfectant efficacy
| spectrum of activity | effective against | examples | proof of effectiveness according to EN standard | test germs according to EN standard | test germs according to DVV/RKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bactericidal | bacteria | MRSA, enterobacteria, pseudomonas and staphylococcus-infections | EN 13727/EN 14561 | staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli, escherichia hirae | |
| yeasticidal | yeasts only (sprout fungi) | skin fungi (candida, cryptococcus, trichosporon, malassezia) | EN 13624/EN 14562 | candida albicans | |
| fungicidal (includes yeasticidal) | all fungi and their spores | skin fungi, molds (aspergillus niger piedraia hortae) | EN 13624/EN 14562 | candida albicans, spores of aspergillus brasiliensis | |
| sporicidal | bacteria spores | endospores (e.g., bacillus anthracis; clostridium botulinum; clostridium tetani), exospores (e.g., methylosinus; methylocystis; streptomyces), myxospores and cysts | EN 13704 (food sector only) | bacillus subtilis, bacillus cereus, clostridium sporogenes | |
| tuberculocidal | tuberculosis pathogens | only mycobacterium tuberculosis (causative agent of tuberculosis) | EN 14348/EN 14563 | mycobacterium terrae | mycobacterium terrae |
| mycobactericidal (includes tuberculocidal) | mycobacteria incl. tuberculosis pathogens | all mycobacteria (e.g. tuberculosis, leprosy) | EN 14348/EN 14563 | mycobacterium terrae and mycobacterium avium | mycobacterium terrae and mycobacterium avium |
| active against enveloped viruses | enveloped viruses | HBV, HIV, HCV, vaccinia-, influenza- and coronaviruses | EN 14476 | modified vaccinia virus ankara (MVA) | BVDV (bovine viral diarrhea virus) and vaccinia virus (MVA) |
| limited spectrum of virucidal activity (includes active against enveloped viruses) | enveloped viruses plus the non-enveloped adeno-, noro-, rota-viruses | HBV, HIV, HCV, vaccinia-, influenza-, corona-, noro-, rota- and adenoviruses | EN 14476 | adenovirus and murine norovirus (MNV) | adenovirus and murine norovirus (MNV) |
| virucidal (includes limited spectrum of virucidal activity) | enveloped and non-enveloped viruses | HBV, HIV, HCV, vaccinia-, influenza- and coronaviruses, enteroviruses (coxsackie-, polioviruses), noroviruses, rota- and adenoviruses | EN 14476 | Adenovirus, Murines norovirus, poliovirus, murine parvovirus (during chemothermal disinfection) | adenovirus, poliovirus, polyoma SV40 and murine norovirus (MNV) |