At full strength, LISTERINE® Antiseptic has a broad spectrum of bacterial kill.
LISTERINE® Antiseptic lyses, kills, and inhibits growth of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.12, 14-19The superior anti-microbial action13 DESTROYS the bacterial cell surface,11INHIBITS biofilm growth,11 and INCREASES the time it takes for bacteria to grow back.10
Bacteria that LISTERINE® Antiseptic destroys in the oral cavity include:
Gram-Positive Bacteria (+)
- Actinomyces naeslundii
- Actinomyces viscosus
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus mutans
- Streptococcus sanguinis
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Enterococcus faecalis*
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Streptococcus gordonii
Gram-Negative Bacteria (-)
- Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Prevotella intermedia
- Bacteroides loescheii
- Eikenella corrodens
- Fusobacterium nucleatum
- Klebsiella pneumoniaue*
- Leptotrichia buccalis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa*
Gram-Neutral Bacteria
- Candida albicans (yeast)22
*Tests were run at 1-minute time point.
30 Second Rinse
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