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. 2020 Apr;12(2):113–120.

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
a

growth,

b

no growth