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IT was first shown by Holwerda1, and later confirmed by Levine and his co-workers2,3, that in solution hypochlorite is germicidal by virtue of the undissociated hypochlorous acid.
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WOLF, J., COUSINS, C. Hypochlorite Sterilization of Metal Surfaces Infected with Bacteria Suspended in Milk. Nature 158, 755 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158755a0
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