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Biocides

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Dear Colleagues,

Biocides and disinfectants are widely employed throughout the world and used in a variety of applications including hand sanitization, surface disinfection in food preparation, surface sterilization in hospitals, and the disinfection of a variety of solutions that are used in industry (e.g., metal-recovery fluids). As has been the case with antibiotics, biocide resistance is increasing, and threatens to reduce the applicability of biocides to control contamination. The proposed, open-source, special issue will bring together all current knowledge of biocides and will provide unprecedented access.

It is anticipated that the following topics will be included in the special issue:

Mechanisms of biocide action
Mechanisms of biocide resistance
Measurement of biocide susceptibility
Identification of biocide targets
Selection for biocide resistance
Interaction between biocides
Effect of growth conditions on biocide susceptibility

Prof. Dr. Joseph Oliver Falkinham
Guest Editor

Keywords

biocides
disinfectants
antiseptics
surfactants
antimicrobial agents
targets
resistance
sensitivity
interaction
synergism
antagonism

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