<prompt> Which among the following statements regarding disinfectants is not true -Hypochlorites are bactericidal and inactivated by organic matterGluteraldehyde is sporicidal and not inactivated by organic matterFormaldehyde is bactericidal, sporicidal and virucidalPhenol is bactericidal and readily inactivated by organic matter  <response>: Phenol is a microbicidal substance which is inactivated by organic matter and thus good general disinfectant REF:Ananthanarayan Panickers Textbook of Microbiology 9th edition pg no:35 