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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1970 January; 19(1): 131-133
Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Survival of Gram-Negative Bacteria on Plastic Compounded with Hexachlorophene

Department of Pathology, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, and the Laboratories of the North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103

ABSTRACT

Gram-negative bacteria representing nine genera were screened for their ability to survive surface exposure to polyethylene sheet plastic containing chemically compounded hexachlorophene (0.25%). Subcultures were made at hourly intervals over a 6-hr period of time. An exceedingly large drop in viable cells beginning at the 1-hr exposure was noted for each genus except one tested on the hexachlorophene-plastic, whereas most nonadditive controls grew bacterial colonies too numerous to count.

¹ Present address: Director of Technical Services, Medical Plastics Corp. of America, 220 Atwell Ave., Greensboro, N.C.