Abstract
This study on disinfectants marketed in Japan on theFoot-and-mouthdisease virus (FMDV) employed 16products supplied by 13 companies and classified into 7 groups according active disinfectant mixed with ingredient: iodine, chlorine, aldehyde, phenol, quaternary ammonium compound, disinfectant complex, and 0.2% NaOH. The representative virus was the FMDV Japanese isolate (O/JPN/2000 strain). The FMDV control was the swine vesicular-disease virus (SVDV: J1 strain). Disinfectant effects were examined by means of the plaque-reduction method. Results showed iodine, chlorine, and aldehyde to be clearly effective against FMDV and SVDV. Phenol and the quaternary ammonium compound, however, were ineffective against FMDV and SVDV. The effects of disinfectant pH on FMDV were observed in several instances.
