Antimicrobial action of water obtained by distillation

Kul'skiĭ, L.A.; Savluk, O.S.; Tomashevskaia, I.P.; Volknoskiĭ, V.A.

Mikrobiolohichnyi Zhurnal 44(4): 57-60

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0201-8462
PMID: 6752669
Document Number: 192651
Freshly obtained distilled water is antimicrobial with respect to Escherichia coli. The effect is due to Cl in the distilled water with a low pH value as a result of an increase in Co content. Autoclaving boiling and freezing with subsequent thawing brings about a loss of its antimicrobic action.

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