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Laundry Hygiene and Odor Control: State of the Science

Published:2021-06-25 Issue:14 Volume:87 Page:
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Abney Sarah E.¹^ORCID,Ijaz M. Khalid²³,McKinney Julie²,Gerba Charles P.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

2. Global Research & Development for Lysol and Dettol, Reckitt Benckiser LLC, Montvale, New Jersey, USA

3. Department of Biology, Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn, New York, USA

Abstract

Laundering of textiles—clothing, linens, and cleaning cloths—functionally removes dirt and bodily fluids, which prevents the transmission of and reexposure to pathogens as well as providing odor control. Thus, proper laundering is key to controlling microbes that cause illness and produce odors.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.03002-20

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