The ClO₂ Kill List
Chlorine Dioxide (ClO₂) has been scientifically proven to eradicate a variety of microorganisms. The following list categorizes these microorganisms based on their type and susceptibility to ClO₂, as per the Spaulding Classification, ordered by the difficulty to kill.
Viruses
- Adenovirus (Human and Canine): 62 cases.
- Arenaviridae family: Includes viruses like Lassa, Lujo, and others.
- Calicivirus: 42 cases.
- Canine Distemper Virus: 62 cases.
- COVID-19: 63 cases.
- Ebola Virus: 61 cases.
- Enterovirus: Including strains D68 and D71.
- Hepatitis viruses: Including A, B, and C.
- Influenza viruses: Various strains including H1N1, H5N1, and others.
- Norwalk Virus: 8 cases.
- Poliovirus: 20 cases.
- Rotavirus: 3 cases.
- SARS-CoV-2: 63 cases.
- Vaccinia Virus: 10 cases.
- Variola vera (Smallpox): 57 cases.
Protozoa
- Chironomid larvae: 27 cases.
- Cryptosporidium species: 34 cases, including parvum oocysts.
- Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts: 41 instances.
- Giardia: 34 cases.
Fungi
- Alternaria alternate: 26 cases.
- Aspergillus species: Various strains listed with 28 cases each, except for A. niger with 12 cases.
- Botrytis spp.: 3 instances.
- Candida spp.: Including albicans and other species, with multiple cases.
- Chaetomium globosum: 7 instances.
- Cladosporium cladosporioides: 7 instances.
- Cryptococcus curvatus A: 45 cases.
- Cryptosporiopsis perennans: 47 cases.
- Debaryomyces etchellsii: 28 cases.
- Eurotium spp.: 5 instances.
- Fusarium solani: 3 instances.
- Lodderomyces elongisporus: 28 cases.
- Mucor species: Including circinelloides, flavus, indicus, and others.
- Penicillium species: Including chrysogenum, digitatum, and others.
- Phormidium boneri: 3 cases.
- Pichia pastoris: 3 cases.
- Poitrasia circinans: 28 cases.
- Rhizopus oryzae: 28 cases.
- Roridin A: 33 cases.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae: 3 cases.
- Stachybotrys species: Including bisbee and chartarum.
- T-mentag (athlete’s foot fungus): 3 cases.
- Verrucarin A: 33 cases.
