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Liguorietal.AnnalsofClinicalMicrobiologyandAntimicrobials2010,9:29 /content/9/1/29 RESEARCH OpenAccess Automatedcleaningoffancoilunitswitha naturaldetergent-disinfectantproduct GiorgioLiguori1,MariaBagattini2*,FrancescaGallè1,MarioNegrone3,ValeriaDiOnofrio1,MariaTriassi2 Abstract Background:Airconditioningsystemsrepresentoneimportantsourceofmicrobialpollutantsforindoorair.Inthe pastfewyears,numerousstrategieshavebeenconceivedtoreducethecontaminationofairconditioners,mainly inhospitalsettings.ThebiocidaldetergentBATT2representsanaturalproductobtainedthroughextractionfrom brownseaweeds,thathas