Spore test organisms | % Recovery of Viable Spores | ||||||
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Quat/Biguanide and neutraliser | Quat/Chlorine dioxide and neutraliser | 6% Hydrogen peroxide and neutraliser | Amphoteric surfactant and neutraliser | 70% v/v denatured ethanol and neutraliser | 70% IPA in WFI and neutraliser | Neutraliser only | |
B. subtilis ATCC 6633 | 98.7 ± 1.0 | 98.2 ± 1.0 | 98.3 ± 0.3 | 97.8 ± 0.8 | 98.0 ± 0.7 | 97.4 ± 0.5 | 98.5 ± 0.5 |
(P = 0.87) | |||||||
B. subtilis subsp. subtilis 168 | 96.9 ± 0.9 | 96.6 ± 1.7 | 96.6 ± 2.1 | 95.6 ± 1.1 | 95.7 ± 0.3 | 95.0 ± 0.6 | 98.2 ± 0.0 |
(P = 0.36) | |||||||
B. pumilis ATCC 27142 | 96.3 ± 1.2 | 96.3 ± 1.3 | 96.1 ± 0.3 | 97.4 ± 1.0 | 96.3 ± 0.9 | 97.6 ± 1.4 | 97.6 ± 1.1 |
(P = 0.85) |