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Abstract Provided herein is an antimicrobial composition that is effective against bacteria in a variety of states, even when the composition is at or near neutral pH values. In addition to being lethal toward a wide spectrum of gram positive and gram negative bacteria, the composition also exhibits lethality toward other microbes such as viruses, fungi, molds, yeasts, and bacterial spores. In many embodiments, the composition has little or no toxicity to humans and animals. __________________ -W4pliwO IPA 4.-0 pH with DGME &- -E-4pFA with IPA -' 1.0 0 1000 2000 3000 Osmolarlty (mosm) 100% 90% 80% 70% M 60% 50% 40% IL 30% 40 20% 10% 0% 13.5 14.0 14.5 15.0 15.5 Polarity Parameter -4--8.8pH Solutions -0-10 pH Solutions |