Biocidal activity of ozone versus formaldehyde against poultry pathogens inoculated in a prototype setter

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Poultry Science; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0681068· OSTI ID:5404495

Whistler, P E; Sheldon, B W ^[1]

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1. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (USA)

Ozone was evaluated as an alternative hatchery disinfectant to replace formaldehyde in the event that the Environmental Protection Agency regulates the use of formaldehyde under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Cultures of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Bacillus species previously isolated from poultry hatcheries and selected culture collections of Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescences, Salmonella typhimurium, Proteus species, and Aspergillus fumigatus were spread-plated on open petri plates and independently fumigated with ozone or formaldehyde in a prototype laboratory poultry setter. Ozone (1.52% to 1.65% by weight) resulted in bacterial reductions of greater than 4 to 7 log10 and fungal reductions of greater than 4 log10, whereas formaldehyde achieved reductions of greater than 7 log10 and greater than 5 log10, respectively, after 8 min of exposure to either disinfectant. Potential mutagenic effects were observed in ozonated E. coli colonies resulting in decreased superoxide dismutase activity and increased catalase activity when compared with nonozonated control colonies. In this study ozone reduced microorganism counts but not as much as formaldehyde. Ozone may be used as a disinfectant against selected microorganisms, although further testing under actual hatchery conditions is needed before making recommendations to the industry.

• OSTI ID: 5404495
• Journal Information: Poultry Science; (USA), Journal Name: Poultry Science; (USA) Vol. 68:8; ISSN 0032-5791; ISSN POSCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALDEHYDES
ANIMALS
ASPERGILLUS
BACILLUS
BACTERIA
BACTERIAL DISEASES
BIRDS
CHICKENS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DISEASES
ENZYME ACTIVITY
ENZYMES
EUMYCOTA
FORMALDEHYDE
FOWL
FUNGI
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDOREDUCTASES
OZONE
PLANTS
PROTEUS
PSEUDOMONAS
SALMONELLA
SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM
SPORES
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
STREPTOCOCCUS
SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES