A tuberculocide is a substance or a process which disables or destroys the

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which causes

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, '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis''.

History

In 1955, Bergsmann studied dairin as a tuberculocide. In 1976, Sachse studied

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as a tuberculocide. In 1998, Wang and Ding studied diterpenoids from the roots of '' Euphorbia ebracteolata'' (one of the ''

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'' genus) as a tuberculocide. In 2010, Zhang et al. reported that '' Euphorbia fischeriana'' had been used especially in Asia as a tuberculocide. In 2011, Nde et al. studied three oxidative disinfectants as tuberculocides.

References

{{reflist Tuberculosis Bactericides