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. 2020 Dec 16;48(1):23–31. doi: 10.1159/000513646

Table 1.

Test strains, growth conditions for initial cultivation of the lyophilisates, and CFU of the diluted straines used for inoculation of the blood culture bottles

Strain ATCC No. Growth conditions CFU/100 µL
Aerobic bacteria
S. aureus1 ATCC 25923 CBA, overnight 45
P. aeruginosa1 ATCC 9027 CBA, overnight 41
B. subtilis1 ATCC 6633 CBA, overnight 32
S. epidermidis ATCC 12228 CBA, overnight 21
E. faecalis ATCC 51299 CBA, overnight 47

Anaerobic bacteria
C. sporogenes1 ATCC 19404 CBA, 3 days 26
C. acnes ATCC 6919 CBA, 5 days 54

Fungi
C. albicans1 ATCC 10231 SDA, overnight 34
A. brasiliensis1 ATCC 16404 SDA, 9 days 10
1

Recommended for validation by the Ph. Eur. CFU, colony-forming units.