Table 2.
Efficacy of antimicrobial agents on B. cereus, B. subtilis, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, E. aerogenes, S. marcescens, C. tropicalis, L. elongisporus, A. aculeatus and P. citrinum during contact time of 10 min.
| Microorganism | Minimum Concentrations with Maximum Inhibitory Effect of Antimicrobial Agents (% log Reduction) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMS (% w/v) |
NaOCl (% v/v) |
NaCl (% w/v) |
Citric Acid (% w/v) |
Salt/Acid (% w/v) |
|
| Bacteria Gram-positive | |||||
| B. cereus | 10 (99.9%) | 0.0005 (99.77%) | 10 (93.69%) | 5 (96.69%) | 15:20 (92.41%) |
| B. subtilis | 10 (98.92%) | 0.0005 (99.83%) | 20 (91.68%) | 5 (99.99%) | 15:10 (99.96%) |
| S. aureus | 10 (70.48%) | 0.0005 (100%) | - * | 30 (100%) | 15:20 (99.9999%) |
| S. epidermidis | 3 (94.62%) | 0.0005 (99.998%) | 10 (43.76%) | 5 (100%) | 15:10 (100%) |
| Bacteria Gram-negative | |||||
| E. aerogenes | 10 (64.51%) | 0.0005 (100%) | 5 (77.61%) | 5 (99.9999%) | 15:10 (100%) |
| S. marcescens | 10 (66.11%) | 0.0005 (100%) | 5 (96.53%) | 5 (99.999%) | 15:10 (100%) |
| Yeast | |||||
| C. tropicalis | 5 (99.98%) | 0.0005 (100%) | 5 (42.45%) | 30 (99.51%) | 15:20 (9.91%) |
| L. elongisporus | 10 (78.12%) | 0.0005 (100%) | 5 (72.45%) | 30 (99.97%) | 15:20 (98.61%) |
| Mold | |||||
| A. aculeatus | 1 (99.999%) | 0.0005 (98.34%) | - | - | - |
| P. citrinum | 2.5 (99.999%) | 0.0020 (39.74%) | - | - | - |
Note: * = No inhibitory effect.