Tuberculocide
A tuberculocide is a substance or a process which disables or destroys the spore which causes tuberculosis, "Mycobacterium tuberculosis". History. In 1955, Bergsmann studied dairin as a tuberculocide. In 1976, Sachse studied peracetic acid as a tuberculocide. In 1998, Wang and Ding studied diterpenoids from the roots of "Euphorbia ebracteolata" (one of the "Euphorbia" 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.