I understand that disinfection is to eliminate most harmful microorganisms from objects; while sterilization is to to kill ALL microbes - whether harmful or not.
I wonder how can a certain disinfectant (for example chlorine ) be selective and distinguish between pathogenic and non pathogenic microorganisms?
In other words, what is the mechanism that exclude non harmful microbes in disinfection process?
thanks in advance
Broad-spectrum chemical disinfectants affect all microbial microorganisms on a surface. This is also true when the product is sporicidal (against spores), tuberculocidal (against TB) or virucidal against Norwalk virus are used.
However, the use of a biological disinfectant with phages makes it possible to target specific bacterial pathogens without altering the microbial flora present. The specificity is due to the nature of the antigens that are found on the surfaces of bacteria.
Disinfection is the process of elimination of most pathogenic microorganisms ( excluding bacterial spores ) on inanimate objects. Dis infection can be achieved by physical or chemical methods...Some methods of disinfection such as filtration do not kill bacteria, they separate them out. However, the use of a biological disinfectant with phages makes it possible to target specific bacterial pathogens without altering the microbial flora present. For more details consult https://www.microrao.com
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