Question

All of the following are sporicidal except
A.glutaraldehyde
B. ethylene oxide
C. formaldehyde
D. alcohol

Answer 1

Solution:

All of the following are sporicidal except alcohol.

Explanation:

• Sporicidal is a substance used to destroy spores of bacteria, fungi. or mold.
• some of the sporicidal include glutaraldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, sodium hypochlorite, ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, and peracetic acid.
• These sporicides act as a sterliizing agent.
• Hence, option d is correct as alcohol is not sporicidal.

Answer 2

All of the following are sporicidal except "alcohol".The correct option is (D)alcohol.

Explanation:

1. sporicidal is the term used to define the reagents that help in destroying and killing spores and other bacterial defects.
2. There are different sporicidal reagents used like glutaraldehyde, ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, etc.
3. But, alcohol is not sporicidal, because of its lack of capacity to show sporicidal action and it cannot penetrate protein-rich materials.