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This investigation assessed the synergistic effectiveness of alkyltrimethylammonium bromide (ATMB) and chlorhexidine digluconate (CDG) on selected microbes causing red-heat and purple stain degradations on salt-cured hides and leather products. This biological phenomenon ultimately deteriorates the finished leather quality and grounds considerable economic losses for leather industry. In tryptic soy broth, combination of ATMB and/CDG at the concentration of 900/90 ppm for predefined time interval of 1, 3, and 6 min caused in 0.73, 2.45, and 2.95 log CFU/mL reductions of bacterial cocktail population cell survival, respectively. Whereas in saturated brine solution (SBS), the bacterial cocktail treated with 600/60 and 900/90 ppm of ATMB/CDG for 18 h resulted ~ 74% and 98% reduction, respectively, in comparison to their respective controls. Furthermore, lessening of individual bacterial cultivations by combined ATMB and CDG in SBS was also elucidated.
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The authors like to thank Zerlina Muir, Chemist, ERRC-ARS-USDA for her help in bench works.
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This work was supported by US Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, National program 306 (Project 8072-41440-024D).
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Hussain, S.A., Sarker, M.I. & Yosief, H.O. Synergistic efficacy of alkyltrimethylammonium bromide, chlorhexidine digluconate on diverse bacterial strains causing red-heat and purple-stain deteriorations of leather. Arch Microbiol 203, 629–634 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-02047-y
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