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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2005, p. 566-568, Vol. 71, No. 1
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.1.566-568.2005

Chlorine Inactivation of Bacterial Bioterrorism Agents

Laura J. Rose,1* Eugene W. Rice,2 Bette Jensen,1 Ricardo Murga,1,{dagger} Alicia Peterson,1 Rodney M. Donlan,1 and Matthew J. Arduino1

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio2

Received 20 April 2004/ Accepted 29 August 2004

Seven species of bacterial select agents were tested for susceptibility to free available chlorine (FAC). Under test conditions, the FAC routinely maintained in potable water would be sufficient to reduce six species by 2 orders of magnitude within 10 min. Water contaminated with spores of Bacillus anthracis spores would require further treatment.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., C16, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone: (404) 639-4984. Fax: (404) 639-3822. E-mail: lrose{at}cdc.gov.

{dagger} Present address: Fort Defiance Indian Hospital, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, January 2005, p. 566-568, Vol. 71, No. 1
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.1.566-568.2005




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