Do different alcohols disinfectants act on the same mechanisms to kill bacteria?

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Alaa Raheem Kazim

All alcohols have the same mechanism of effect on the microbial cell with the difference in degree of effect that varies according to the physical properties of alcohols.

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Geoff Pain

I wonder how important the presence of acetaldehyde, from oxidation of ethanol, is in killing bacteria?