Table 5.

Strains of the test microorganisms suitable for use in the growth promotion test and the validation test.

Microorganism		Strains
Aerobic	Staphylococcus aureus	ATCC 6538, CIP 4.83, NCTC 10788, NCIMB 9518
	Bacillus subtilis	ATCC 6633, CIP 52.62, NCIMB 8054
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	ATCC 9027, NCIMB 8626, CIP 82.118
Anaerobic	Clostridium sporogenes	ATCC 19404, CIP 79.3, NCTC 532 or ATCC 11437
Fungi	Candida albicans	ATCC 10231, IP 48.72, NCPF 3179
	Aspergillus niger	ATCC 16404, IP 1431.83, IMI 149007