Keeping your community safer
SteriGENE is a high-level hospital-grade disinfectant that is:
- Effective against bacteria, viruses, spores, fungi, and mycobacteria
- 100% biodegradable
- Non-corrosive
- Safer for skin
SteriGENE is the perfect partner for cleaning your kitchen, bathroom, hospital ward, floors,
accommodation, clinic, home or nappy station to ensure nothing is left trying to cause sickness to you, your team or your family.
Broad spectrum activity in high risk conditions against viruses, mycobacteria, fungi and bacterial organisms
SteriGENE efficacy chart
| Selection of test results | |||
| Organism | Dilution | Method | Reduction |
| Sporicidal Activity | |||
| Bacillus subtilis | 1:100 | EN14347 | >Log6 |
| Clostridium difficile | 1:100 | EN14347 | >Log5 |
| Clostridium sporogenes | 1:100 | EN13704 | >Log6 |
| Clostridium perfringens | 1:100 | EN13704 | >Log6 |
| Mycobactericidal Activity | |||
| Mycobacterium Avium | 1:100 | EN14348 | >Log6 |
| Mycobacterium bovis | 1:100 | EN14348 | >Log5 |
| Mycobacterium fortuitum | 1:100 | EN14348 | >Log6 |
| Mycobacterium terrae | 1:100 | EN14348 | >Log6 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 1:10 | EN14348 | >Log5 |
| Virucidal Activity | |||
| Hepatitis B | 1:100 | EPA protocol | Complete deactivation |
| Norovirus (Feline calicivirus) | 1:100 | EPA protocol | Complete deactivation |
| HIV | 1:200 | EPA protocol | Complete deactivation |
| Adenovirus type 5 | 1:200 | EPA protocol | Complete deactivation |
| Coronavirus (SARS, COVID-19) | 1:200 | EPA protocol | Complete deactivation |
| H5N1 | 1:200 | Harbin veterinary research institute | Total kill |
| Fungicidal Activity | |||
| Aspergillus niger (Black mould) | 1:200 | EN13624 | >Log4 |
| Candida albicans | 1:200 | EN13624 | >Log4 |
| Penicillium verrucosum | 1:200 | EN1675 | >Log4 |
| Trichophyton rubrum | 1:200 | EN13624 | >Log4 |
| Bactericidal Activity | |||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1:200 | EN1276 | >Log5 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1:200 | EN1276 | >Log5 |
| Escherichia coli | 1:200 | EN1276 | >Log5 |
| Enterococcus hirae | 1:200 | EN1276 | >Log5 |
| Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log5 |
| Campylobacter jejuni | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log5 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Helicobacter pylori | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log5 |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log5 |
| Legionella pneumophila | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| MRSA | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Proteus vulgaris | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Salmonella Dublin | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Salmonella enteritidis | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Salmonella typhimurium | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Serratia marcescens | 1:200 | EN13727 | >Log6 |
| Tested by Warwick University to inactivate and destroy DNA/RNA | |||
Area of use chart
| Area of use | Recommended dilution | ml per 5 litres | ml per 500ml |
| General floors/walls | 1:200 | 25ml | n/a |
| General cleaning of regularly touched surfaces e.g. handles, banisters, doors | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| General cleaning toilets etc. | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Hospital trolleys, bedpans, mattresses etc. | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Ward cleaning of wires etc. that cannot be immersed | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Theatres, operating tables, equipment, lights | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Immersion* of non-critical equipment such as tweezers, scissors etc. | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Specialist wards e.g. ICU, A&E | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Terminal cleaning, high risk cleaning | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Theatre floors and bio spills (blood, faeces, vomit, etc.) | 1:10 | 500ml | 50ml |
| Laboratory general surfaces | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Laboratory equipment immersion* | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| Laboratory high risk bio spills, centrifuge breakages | 1:100 | 50ml | 5ml |
| *Immersion in 1:100 dilution for 30 minutes is sufficient to deactivate all known organisms. | |||
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