
Ozone can remove a myriad of biological contaminants.
As ozone comes into contact with various bacteria, fungi, molds, and viruses, the ozone molecule attacks the cell wall of the organism and breaks it down in a process known as cell lysing. Once the cell wall is penetrated, the cell's cytoplasm is released and the cell becomes dormant almost instantly. There is no chance for organisms to developer an immunity to ozone and therefore chemical rotation is not necessary. In cooling water treatment, a rotation of biocides in typically used to treat scale and biological build up. With ozone treatment, no rotation is needed.
There are many biological contaminants and organisms that ozone can reduce. This is an incomplete list because further research is underway and more is needed.
| BACTERIA |
BACTERIA |
VIRUS |
FUNGUS & MOLD SPORES |
| Achromobacter butyri NCI-9404 |
Salmonella enteritidis |
Adenovirus (type 7a) |
Aspergillus candidus |
| Aeromonas harveyi NC-2 |
Salmonella typhimurium |
Bacteriophage (E.coli) |
Aspergillus flavus (yellowish-green) |
| Aeromonas salmonicida NC-1102 |
Salmonella typhosa |
Coxackie A9, B3, & B5 |
Aspergillus glaucus (bluish-green) |
| Bacillus anthracis |
Salmonella paratyphi |
Cryptosporidium |
Aspergillus niger (black) |
| Bacillus cereus |
Sarcina lutea |
Echovirus 1, 5, 12, &29 |
Aspergillus terreus, saitoi & oryzac |
| B. coagulans |
Seratia marcescens |
Encephalomyocarditis |
Botrytis allii |
| Bacillus globigii |
Shigella dysenteriae |
Hepatitis A |
Colletotrichum lagenarium |
| Bacillus licheniformis |
Shigella flexnaria |
GD V11 Virus |
Fusarium oxysporum |
| Bacillus megatherium sp. |
Shigella paradysenteriae |
Infectious hepatitis |
Grotrichum |
| Bacillus paratyphosus |
Spirllum rubrum |
Influenza |
Mucor recomosus A & B (white-gray) |
| B. prodigiosus |
Staphylococcus albus |
Legionella pneumophila |
Mucor piriformis |
| Bacillus subtilis |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Polio virus (Poliomyelitus) 1, 2 & 3 |
Oospora lactis (white) |
| B. stearothermophilus |
Streptococcus 'C' |
Rotavirus |
Penicillium cyclopium |
| Clostridium botulinum |
Streptococcus faecalis |
Tobacco mosaic |
P. chrysogenum & citrinum |
| C. sporogenes |
Streptococcus hemolyticus |
Vesicular Stomatitis |
Penicillium digitatum (olive) |
| Clostridium tetoni |
Streptococcus lactis |
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Penicillium glaucum |
| Cryptosporidium |
Streptococcus salivarius |
FUNGAL PATHOGENS |
Penicillium expansum (olive) |
| Coliphage |
Streptococcus viridans |
Alternaria solani |
Penicillium egyptiacum |
| Corynebacterium diphthriae |
Torula rubra |
Botrytis cinerea |
Penicillium roqueforti (green) |
| Eberthella typhosa |
Vibrio alginolyticus & angwillarum |
Fusarium oxysporum |
Rhizopus nigricans (black) |
| Endamoeba histolica |
Vibrio clolarae |
Monilinia fruiticola |
Rhizopus stolonifer |
| Escherichia coli |
Vibrio comma |
Monilinia laxa |
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| Escherichia coli |
Virrio ichthyodermis NC-407 |
Pythium ultimum |
YEAST |
| Flavorbacterium SP A-3 |
V. parahaemolyticus |
Phytophthora erythroseptica |
Baker's yeast |
| Leptospira canicola |
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Phytophthora parasitica |
Candia albicans-all forms |
| Listeria (ozone?) |
PROTOZOA |
Rhizoctonia solani |
Common yeast cake |
| Micrococcus candidus |
Paramecium |
Rhizopus stolonifera |
saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Micrococcus caseolyticus KM-15 |
Nematode eggs |
Sclerotium rolfsii |
saccharomyces ellipsoideus |
| Micrococcus spharaeroides |
Chlorella vulgaris (Algae) |
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
saccharomyces sp |
| Mycobacterium leprae |
All Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic forms of
Protozoa |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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ALGAE |
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| Neisseria catarrhalis |
CYSTS |
Chlorella vulgaris |
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| Phytomonas tumefaciens |
Cryptosporidium parvum |
Thamnidium |
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| Proteus vulgaris |
Giardia lamblia |
Trichoderma viride |
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Giardia muris |
Verticillium albo-atrum |
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| Pseudomonas |
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Verticillium dahliae |
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| fluorscens (biofilms) |
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| Pseudomonas putida |
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| Salmonella choleraesuis |
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