Disinfectant effectiveness
Spectrum of action | Effective against | Examples | Proof of effectiveness according to EN standard | Test germs according to EN standard | Test germs according to DVV/RKI |
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bactericidal | bacteria | MRSA, enterobacteria, pseudomonas- and staphylococcus infections | EN 13727/EN 14561 | Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Escherichia hirae | |
yeasticidal | only yeasts (sprout fungi) | Skin fungi (candida, cryptococcus, trichosporon, malassezia) | EN 13624/EN 14562 | Candida albicans | |
fungicidal (includes yeasticidal) | all fungi and their spores | Skin fungi, mould (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; Streptomycetes), myxospores and cysts | EN 13704 (only food sector only) | Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium sporogenes | |
tuberculocidal | tuberculosis pathogens | only Mycobacterium tuberculosis (causative cause 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 corona viruses | EN 14476 | Modified Vacciniavirus Ankara (MVA) | BVDV (bovine viral diarrhoea-virus) and vaccinia virus (MVA) |
limited spectrum of virucidal activity (includes active against enveloped viruses) | enveloped viruses plus the non-enveloped adeno-, noro-, rotaviruses | 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 corona viruses, enteroviruses (Coxsackie-, polioviruses), noroviruses, rota- and adenoviruses | EN 14476 | Adenovirus, Murine Norovirus, Poliovirus, Murine Parvovirus (for chemothermal disinfection) | Adeno-, Polio-, Polyoma SV40- and Murine Norovirus (MNV) |