Table 2.
The results of carrier test for 7% H2O2 according to AOAC MB 15-03 standard. Each carrier was loaded with 5×105 CFU of Bacillus subtilis spores.
| Contact time (min) | Primary tube (neutralizer) | Secondary tube (medium) | Result | Positive control | Control media | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (1) | (2) | (3) | ||||
| 2 | +a | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0b | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 |
growth,
no growth