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Evaluación de la actividad antimicrobiana de un desinfectante de extractos naturales, sobre el crecimiento de bacterias y hongos provenientes de ambientes industriales e institucionales
(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2020) Cañón Castro, Sofía; Palacio Muñoz, Nicolás; Aranaga Arias, Carlos Andrés
Cleaning and disinfection in hospital, industrial and institutional environments is an essential procedure for controlling the risk of disease transmission, as well as contaminating microorganisms. However, many chemical disinfectants pose a risk to the environment because they can form toxic compounds that are difficult to handle. The objective of this work was to determine the antimicrobial efficacy of a disinfectant, whose active ingredients are natural extracts, which minimizes the environmental impact. For this, this disinfectant was validated under Colombian Technical Standards 5150 and 5817. Additionally, its activity was verified on isolates of lactic acid and acid-acetic bacteria contaminating fermentation industries, as well as environmental yeasts of an educational institution. The results obtained show that the disinfectant is effective for the disinfection of bacteria and fungi found in institutional and industrial environments, being an alternative to the use of chemical disinfectants