Which among the following statements regarding disinfectants is not true -
Phenol is a microbicidal substance which is inactivated by organic matter and thus good general disinfectant REF:Ananthanarayan & Panicker's Textbook of Microbiology 9th edition pg no:35
Hypochlorites are bactericidal and inactivated by organic matter
Gluteraldehyde is sporicidal and not inactivated by organic matter
Formaldehyde is bactericidal, sporicidal and virucidal
Phenol is bactericidal and readily inactivated by organic matter
general microbiology