THE CIO2 KILL LIST

These are some more commonly seen organisms that Chlorine Dioxide has been proven to eradicate.

The types of microorganisms that Chlorine Dioxide can kill.

According to the Spaulding Classification, in order of difficulty to kill.

1. Enveloped, lipid viruses (Influenza)

2. Gram-positive bacteria (Enterococcus, Staphylococcus)

3. Gram-negative vegetative bacteria (Escherichia, Pseudomonas)

4. Fungi (Aspergillus, Stachybotrys)

5. Non-enveloped, non-lipid viruses (Parvoviruses)

6. Mycobacteria (Mycobacterium)

7. Bacterial Endospores (Clostridium, Bacillus)

Bacteria

Bacillus anthracis Ames 30

Blakeslea trispora 28

Bordetella bronchiseptica 8

Brucella suis 30

Burkholderia mallei 36

Burkholderia pseudomallei 36

Campylobacter jejuni 39

Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) 32

Clostridium difficile 44

Clostridium perfringens (Epsilon Toxin) 59

Corynebacterium bovis 8

Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) 35

  1. coli ATCC 11229 3
  2. coli ATCC 51739 1
  3. coli K12 1
  4. coli O157:H7 13B88 1
  5. coli O157:H7 204P 1
  6. coli O157:H7 ATCC 43895 1
  7. coli O157:H7 EDL933 13
  8. coli O157:H7 G5303 1
  9. coli O157:H7 C7927 1
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Erwinia carotovora (soft rot) 21

Francisella tularensis 30

Fusarium sambucinum (dry rot) 21

Fusarium solani var. coeruleum (dry rot) 21

Helminthosporium solani (silver scruff) 21

Klebsiella pneumonia 3

Lactobacillus acidophilus NRRL B1910 1

Lactobacillus brevis 1

Leuconostoc citreum TPB 85 1

Lactobacillus buchneri 1

Lactobacillus plantarum 5

Legionella 38

Legionella pneumophila 42

Leuconostoc mesenteroides 5

Listeria innocua ATCC 33090 1

Listeria monocytogenes F4248 1

Listeria monocytogenes F5069 19

Listeria monocytogenes LCDC-81-861 1

Listeria monocytogenes LCDC-81-886 19

Listeria monocytogenes Scott A 1

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 3

Multiple Drug Resistant Salmonella typhimurium (MDRS) 3

Mycobacterium bovis 8

Mycobacterium fortuitum 42

Pediococcus acidilactici PH3 1

Pediococcus pentosaceus 45

Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3

Psittacosis (Chlamydia psittaci) 58

Salmonella 1

Salmonella agona 1

Salmonella anatum Group E 1

Salmonella choleraesuis ATCC 13076 1

Salmonella choleraesuis 8

Salmonella enterica (PT30) BAA-1045 1

Salmonella enterica S. Enteritidis 13

 

Salmonella enterica S. Javiana 13

Salmonella enterica S. Montevideo 13

Salmonella javiana 1

Salmonella newport 4

Salmonella paratyphi (Typhoid Fever) 52

Salmonella typhimurium C133117 1

Salmonella anatum Group E 1

Shigella 38

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B 56

Staphylococcus aureus 23

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 1

Staphylococcus epidermidis 45

Staphylococcus faecalis ATCC 344 1

Staphylococcus gallinarum 45

Staphylococcus hominis 45

Staphylococcus xylosus 45

Streptococcus mutans 45

Tuberculosis 3

Tsukamurella inchonensis 45

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE) 3

Vibrio cholera 53

Vibrio strain Da-2 37

Vibrio strain Sr-3 37

Yersinia enterocolitica 40

Yersinia pestis 30

Yersinia ruckeri ATCC 29473 31

 

Protozoa

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Chironomid larvae 27

Cryptosporidium 34

Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts 9

Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts 41

Giardia 34

Virus

Adenovirus Type 40 6

Adenovirus Human 62

Adenovirus Canine 62

Arenaviridae (Arenavirus) including Gbagroube, Ippy, Kodoko, Lassa, Lujo, Luna, Lunk, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis, Merino Walk, Menekre, Mobala, Mopeia, Tacaribe, Amapari, Chapare, Flexal, Guanarito, Junin, Latino, Machupo, Oliveros, Parana, Pichinde, Pirital, Sabia, Tamiami, Whitewater Arroyo 54

Calicivirus 42

Canine Distemper Virus 62

Canine Parvovirus 8, 62

Coronavirus 3, 63

COVID-19 63

Ebola Virus 61

Enterovirus including D68, D71 60

Feline Calicivirus 3

Filoviridae (Filovirus) Marburg 54

Hepatitis C Virus 8

Foot and Mouth Disease 8

Hantavirus 8

Hepatitis A Virus 3

Hepatitis B Virus 8

Herpes Virus 62

Human coronavirus 8

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 3

Human Rotavirus Type 2 (HRV) 15

Influenza A 22

Influenza H1N1, H5N1 49

Influenza H1N1, H1N2, H2N2, H3N1, H3N2, H3N8, H5N1, H5N2, H5N3, H5N8, H5N9, H7N1, H7N2, H7N3, H7N4, H7N7, H9N2, and H10N7 50

Influenza H7N9 51

Measles Virus 62

Minute Virus of Mouse (Parvovirus, MVM-i) 8

Minute Virus of Mouse (Parvovirus, MVM-p) 8

Norwalk Virus 8

Poliovirus 20

Rotavirus 3

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus 43, 63

SARS-coV-2 63

Sialodacryoadenitis Virus (SDAV) 8

Simian rotavirus SA-11 15

Theiler’s Mouse Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) 8

Vaccinia Virus 10

Variola vera (Smallpox) 57

Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV-A59) 8

Mouse Hepatitis Virus (MHV-JHM) 8

Mouse Parvovirus type 1 (MPV-1) 8

Murine Parainfluenza Virus Type 1 (Sendai) 8

Newcastle Disease Virus 8

Yersinia ruckeri ATCC 29473 31

Fungi

Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris 17

Bacillus coagulans 12

Bacillus anthracis 10

Bacillus anthracis Ames 30

Bacillus atrophaeus 14

Bacillus atrophaeus ATCC 49337 31

Bacillus megaterium 12

Bacillus polymyxa 12

Bacillus pumilus ATCC 27142 12

Bacillus pumilus ATCC 27147 11

Bacillus subtilis (globigii) ATCC 9372 11

Bacillus subtilis ATCC 19659 31

Bacillus subtilis 5230 12

Bacillus thuringiensis 18

Clostridium. sporogenes ATCC 19404 12

Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980 11

Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 31

Geobacillus stearothermophilus VPHP 11

Chemical Decontamination:

Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) 25

Dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 24

Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) 25

Mustard Gas 46

Ricin Toxin 10

Sarin 46

Soman (GD) 46

VX 46

Algae/Fungi/Mold/Yeast

Alternaria alternate 26

Aspergillus aeneus 28

Aspergillus aurolatus 28

Aspergillus brunneo-uniseriatus 28

Aspergillus caespitosus 28

Aspergillus cervinus 28

Aspergillus clavatonanicus 28

Aspergillus aegyptiacus 28

Aspergillus elongates 28

Aspergillus fischeri 28

Aspergillus fumigatus 28

Aspergillus giganteus 28

Aspergillus longivesica 28

Aspergillus niger 12

Aspergillus ochraceus 28

Aspergillus parvathecius 28

Aspergillus sydowii 28

Aspergillus unguis 28

Aspergillus ustus 28

Aspergillus versicolor 28

 

Botrytis spp. 3

Botrytis cinerea 47

Candida spp. 5

Candida albicans 28

Candida dubliniensis 28

Candida edax 45

Candida maltose 28

Candida parapsilosis 28

Candida sake 28

Candida tropicalis 28

Candida viswanathan 28

Chaetomium globosum 7

Cladosporium cladosporioides 7

Cryptococcus curvatus A 45

Cryptosporiopsis perennans 47

Debaryomyces etchellsii 28

Eurotium spp. 5

Fusarium solani 3

Lodderomyces elongisporus 28

Mucor circinelloides 28

Mucor flavus 28

Mucor indicus 28

Mucor piriformis 47

Mucor racemosus 28

Mucor ramosissimus 28

Mucor saturnus 28

Penicillium chrysogenum 7

Penicillium digitatum 3

Penicillium expansum 47

Penicillium herquei 28

Penicillium spp. 5

Phormidium boneri 3

Pichia pastoris 3

Poitrasia circinans 28

Rhizopus oryzae 28

Roridin A 33

Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3

Stachybotrys bisbee 45

Stachybotrys chartarum 7

T-mentag (athlete’s foot fungus) 3

Verrucarin A 33  

Beta Lactams

Amoxicillin 29

Ampicillin 29

Cefadroxil 29

Cefazolin 29

Cephalexin 29

Imipenem 29

Penicillin G 29

Penicillin V 29

Microsporidia

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Encephalitozoon intestinalis 41

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