Typical Disinfectant Efficacy Challenge Organisms
| Typical Disinfectant Efficacy Challenge Organismsa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Intended Use | AOAC Challenge Organisms | Typical Environmental Isolates |
| Bactericide | E. coli: ATCC 11229 | M. luteus |
| S. aureus: ATCC 6538 | S. epidermidis | |
| P. aeruginosa: ATCC 15442 | Corynebacterium jeikeium | |
| P. vesicularis | ||
| Fungicide | C. albicans: ATCC 10231 or 2091 | P. chrysogenum |
| Penicillium chrysogenum: ATCC 11709 | A. brasiliensis | |
| A. brasiliensis: ATCC 16404 | ||
| Sporicide | B. subtilis: ATCC 19659 | B. sphaericus |
| B. thuringiensis | ||
↵a Adapted from Reference 3.