Table 3.

Estimated 6-log₁₀ reduction times and approximate standard errors for spores from Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus anthracis, and Clostridium sporogenes using the three different disinfectants

Species	Disinfectant	Heat-shock	6 log10 reduction time (min)
			Estimate	SE
Bacillus anthracis	CIDEX™	−	4.37	0.16
		+	4.14	0.19
	STERIPLEX™ HC	−	4.04	0.18
		+	3.50	0.14
	STERIPLEX™ Ultra	−	0.72	0.04
		+	0.57	0.03
Bacillus subtilis	CIDEX™	−	214.04	51.65
		+	187.57	24.32
	STERIPLEX™ HC	−	0.86	0.06
		+	0.98	0.07
	STERIPLEX™ Ultra	−	0.22	0.01
		+	0.26	0.01
Clostridium sporogenes	CIDEX™	−	23.22	1.40
		+	23.20	1.43
	STERIPLEX™ HC	−	0.21	0.01
		+	0.21	0.01
	STERIPLEX™ Ultra	−	0.21	0.01
		+	0.21	0.01