Table I

List of Micro-Organisms Including Their Defined Stress Parameters. “HK-WST” Indicates Environmental Isolate from the Novartis Pharma Stein AG Site (7)

Yeasts/Molds:Gram-positive Sporulating Bacteria:Gram-negative Bacteria:Gram-positive Cocci:Gram-positive Rods:
Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 16404 (formerly Aspergillus niger ATCC 16404) 60 °C, 3 minBacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 starvation (6 days)Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 60 °C, 3 minStaphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 60 °C, 4 minPropionibacterium acnes HK-WST 60 °C, 1 min
Candida albicans ATCC 10231 60 °C, 2 minBacillus licheniformis HK-WST starvation (6 days)Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 60 °C, 2 minKocuria spec. HK-WST 60 °C, 2 minCorynebacterium afermentans HK-WST 60 °C, 2 min
Penicillium spec. HK-WST 50 °C, 3 minClostridium sporogenes ATCC 11437 starvation (15 days)Acinetobacter lwoffii HK-WST 60 °C, 2 minStaphylococcus epidermidis HK-WST 60 °C, 2 min
Bacillus clausii HK-WST starvation(7 days)Stenotrophomonas maltophilia HK-WST 60 °C, 2 minStaphylococcus warneri HK-WST 60 °C, 3 min
Bacillus pumilus HK-WST starvation (7 days)Staphylococcus capitis HK-WST 60 °C, 4 min
Bacillus sphaericus HK-WST starvation (21 days)Kocuria rhizophila (M. luteus) HK-WST 70 °C, 3 min
Bacillus idriensis HK-WST starvation (7 days)