Quality control strains

Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis

PTCC No: 
1204
Other collection No. :: 
NCTC 5398, NCIMB13061, LMG 17728, CECT 8266, WDCM 00070
Category: 
Quality control strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
30°C, aerobic
Information: 
<- NCTC <-WILSON G S (PARRY 1). Isolated from canned food; can of veal prepared for the Parry Arctic Expedition between 1820 and 1830. Isolated by WILSON G S London school of hygiene. Used for media testing.
Literature: 

Taxonomy (Wilson G.S. (1938) Chemy Ind. 57 p808, 827 & 914 Nakamura, L.K. et al. IJSB 1999, 49 (3): 1211-1215). Quality control strain for media testing (Microbiology of food, animal feed and water — Preparation, production, storage and performance testing of culture media; AMENDMENT 2, 2018)

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Enterococcus faecalis

PTCC No: 
1393
Other collection No. :: 
CIP 55.142, ATCC 11700, DSM 20409, NCIB 8661
Category: 
Quality control strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
37 °C, aerobic
Information: 
<- CIP <- NCIB W.A. Clarke: strain 10C1. Produces carbamate kinase. Quality control strain.
Literature: 

Production of carbamate kinase (Arch. Microbiol. 1986, 145: 386-390), J. Biol. Chem. 1952, 194: 849. Quality control strain (Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater 23th edition; Part 9020; Quality assurance/quality control)

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Clostridium sporogenes

PTCC No: 
1651
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 19404, NCIMB 532, NCTC 532, DSM 1664, WDCM 00008
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
37°C, Anaerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- NCTC<- M. Robertson (SR 5). Isolated from human, an acute case of gas gangrene. Used for sterility testing, growth promotion testing, bioburden testing, media testing and pharmaceutical testing. Quality control strain. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <71> Sterility Tests. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <62> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products. Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.6.27 Microbiological Control of Cellular Products
Literature: 

Taxonomy/description (J Appl Bacteriol 1977, 43: 375-389). Metabolism of amino acids (J Gen Microbiol 1971, 67:47-56). Sterlity testing (British Pharmacopoeia Commission Test for sterility, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI A, 2003; European Pharmacopoeia Commission Sterility, European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.6.1, 1997; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters: <71> STERILITY TESTS, USP28-NF23, 2005; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters:<62> Microbiological Examination of Nonsterile Products: Tests for Specified Microorganisms. Rockville, MD USP32-NF27, 2005). Media testing (ISO/CD 11133:2009, Annex E. Test microorganisms for commonly used culture media (giving information on the culture medium, culture conditions, test microorganisms, culture collection number of test organisms and the expected reactions); British Pharmacopoeia Commission Tests for microbial contamination, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI B, 2003; European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.6.13, 1997; Corry, JEL, Curtis, GDW and Baird, RM (Eds) Handbook of Culture Media for Food and Water Microbiology. Royal Society of Chemistry, In preparation. ICFMH-WPCM). Quality control strain (API Rapid ID 32 A. bioMerieux)

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Escherichia coli

PTCC No: 
1338
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 10536, DSM 682, NCIMB 8879, NCTC 10418, CCUG 3274, CIP 54.127
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
37°C, Aerobic
Information: 
<-ATCC <- American Cyanamid Co. Used for assay of chloramphenicol, colistin colimycin, spectinomycin actinospectacin, tetracycline and rifamycin. Quality control strain. Used for sterility testing, bactericides testing, pharmaceutical testing and validation control. Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.7.2 Microbiological Assays of Antibiotics. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <81> Antibiotics-Microbial Assays. Recommended as a test microorganism for AENOR UNE-EN 1276: Evaluation of chemical disinfectant or antiseptic for bactericidal activity. Recommended as a test microorganism for ASTM D2574: Standard Test Method for Resistance of Emulsion Paints in the Container to Attack by Microorganisms. Recommended as a test microorganism for ASTM E2315: Standard Guide for Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity Using a Time-Kill Procedure.
Literature: 

Antibiotic assays (European Pharmacopoeia Commission Microbiological assay of antibiotics. Strasbourg, France:European Pharmacopoeia Commission;European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.7.2, 1997; British Pharmacopoeia Commission Biological assay of antibiotics. London, UK:British Pharmacopoeia Commission;British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XIV A, 2003; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters; <81> Antibiotics-Microbial Assays. Rockville, MD: U.S. Pharmacopeia; USP USP34-NF29, 2011.) Tetracyclin assay (U.S. Pharmacopeia USP Monographs: Tetracycline Hydrochloride and Novobiocin Sodium Tablets. Rockville, MD: U.S. Pharmacopeia; USP USP34-NF29, 2011). Disinfectants assays (Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 1276:1997, 1997; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal, sporicidal and fungicidal activity. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 12353:2006, Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative non-porous surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal and/or fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements without mechanical action (phase 2/step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 13697:2001.; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 14885:2006). Cleanroom biocontamination control (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments--Biocontamination control--Part 1: General principles and methods. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 14698-1:2003.; Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments --- Biocontamination control --- Part 1: General principles and methods. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN ISO 14698:2003). Sterility testing (Bowman FW, et al. Collaborative study of aerobic media for sterility testing by membrane filtration. J. Pharm. Sci. 60: 1087-1088, 1971. PubMed: 5000479)

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

PTCC No: 
1707
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 15442, DSM 939, CIP 103467, NCIMB 10421, CCUG 2080
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
37°C, Aerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- A Beloian <-L. Herman. Isolated from animal room water bottle. Broad spectrum of resistance to various commercial germicide. Pyocyanin not produced. Quality control strain for biosynth products. Used for assay of antimicrobial preservatives, testing antimicrobial handwashing formulations, bacterial resistance testing textiles, testing disinfectants and testing antimicrobial agents. Used for testing slimicide, efficacy testing and food testing. Applicable in opportunistic pathogen research. Recommended as a test microorganism for EPA Method MB-06-10: Germicidal Spray Products as Disinfectants (GSPT): Testing of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella enterica. Recommended as a test microorganism for EPA Method MB-09-08: Disinfectant Towelette Test: Testing of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella enterica. Recommended as a test microorganism for EPA Method MB-19-06: Preparing a Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm using the CDC Biofilm Reactor. Recommended as a test microorganism for EPA Method MB-25-05: OECD Quantitative Method for Evaluating Bactericidal and Mycobactericidal Activity of Microbicides Used on Hard, Non-Porous Surfaces. Recommended as a test microorganism for EPA Method MB-41-00: Method for the Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Hard, Nonporous Copper-Containing Surface Products. Recommended as a test microorganism for AENOR UNE-EN 1276: Evaluation of chemical disinfectant or antiseptic for bactericidal activity. Recommended as a test microorganism for ASTM E2562: Standard Test Method for Quantification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Grown with High Shear and Continuous Flow using CDC Biofilm Reactor
Literature: 

Efficacy testing (Standard Quantitative Carrier Test Method to Evaluate the Bactericidal, Fungicidal, Mycobactericidal, and Sporicidal Potencies of Liquid Chemical Microbicides. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2111-05; Standard Test Method for Determining the Acivity of Incorporated Antimicrobial Agent(s) In Polymeric or Hydrophobic Materials . West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2180-01; Standard Quantitative Disk Carrier Test Method for Determining the Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Mycobactericidal and Sporicidal Activities of Liquid Chemical Germicides. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2197-02; Carpet Sanitizers. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA EPA DIS/TSS-8, 1981). Testing antimicrobial agent (Standard Practice for Evaluation of Pre-saturated or Impregnated Towelettes for Hard Surface Disinfection . West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2362-04). Testing antimicrobial handwashing formulations (US Patent 5,719,113 dated Feb 17 1998). Testing disinfectants (AOAC International Testing disinfectants against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, phenol coefficient method. Gaithersburg, MD:AOAC International, AOAC "Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International" 955.13; AOAC International Testing disinfectants against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, hard surface carrier test method. Gaithersburg, MD:AOAC International, AOAC "Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International" 991.49; US General Services Administration Disinfectant-detergent, general purpose (phenolic type). Washington, DC:US General Services Administration, Commercial Item Description A-A-1439A, 1998; US General Services Administration Disinfectant-detergent, general purpose (iodophor). Washington, DC:US General Services Administration, Commercial Item Description A-A-1440, 1981; US General Services Administration Disinfectant, general purpose (quaternary ammonium compound). Washington, DC:US General Services Administration, Commercial Item Description A-A-1441B, 2005; AOAC International Germicidal spray products as disinfectants. Gaithersburg, MD:AOAC International, AOAC "Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International" 961.02; Testing Disinfectants against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Use-Dilution Method. Gaithersburg, MD:AOAC International, AOAC "Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International" 964.02; Disinfectants for Use on Hard Surfaces. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency, EPA EPA DIS/TSS-1, 1982; Confimatory Efficacy Data Requirements. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency, EPA EPA DIS/TSS-5, 1982; Air Sanitizers. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency, EPA EPA DIS/TSS-11, 1980; Laundry Additives--Disinfection and Saitization. Washington, DC:Environmental Protection Agency, EPA EPA DIS/TSS-13, 1980; Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Laundry Sanitizers and Disinfectants. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2274-03; Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Laundry Sanitizers and Disinfectants for Use in High Efficiency Washing Operations . West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2406-04). Testing slimicide (Standard Test Method for Efficacy of Slimicides for the Paper Industry-Bacterial and Fungal Slime. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 1839-07;Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Laundry Sanitizers and Disinfectants. West Conshohocken, PA:ASTM International, ASTM Standard Test Method E 2274-03). Testing bactericides (Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 1276:1997, 1997; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Test method and requirements (Phase 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 1040:2005, 2005; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants for instruments used in the medical area. Test method and requirements (Phase 2/Step 1) . London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 13727:2003; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal, sporicidal and fungicidal activity. London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 12353:2006; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative non-porous surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal and/or fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements without mechanical action (phase 2/step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 13697:2001; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative carrier test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity for instruments used in the medical area --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 14561:2006; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in veterinary area on non-porous surfaces without mechanical action --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard Draft BS EN 14349, 2006; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 14885:2006

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Listeria monocytogenes

PTCC No: 
1783
Other collection No. :: 
ATCC 13932, LMG 21264, NCTC 10527, DSM 27575, WDCM 00021
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
37°C, aerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- HP Seeliger <- Preuss. Isolated from Spinal fluid of child with meningitis, Germany, serotype 4b. Used for media testing and food production research.
Literature: 

Media testing (Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs--Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media-- Part 2: Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 11133-2:2003. ISO/CD 11133:2009, Annex E. Test microorganisms for commonly used culture media (giving information on the culture medium, culture conditions, test microorganisms, culture collection number of test organisms and the expected reaction). Quality control strain (Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs --- Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes --- Part 1: Detection method, Annex B [BS 5763-18:1997]. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN ISO 11290-1:1997)

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Lactococcus lactis subsp.lactis

PTCC No: 
1403
Other collection No. :: 
CIP 70.56, ATCC 19435, NCTC 6681, DSM 20481, NCIB 6681, WDCM 00016
Category: 
Quality control strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
30°C, 5% CO2
Information: 
<- CIP <- P. Cayeux, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain N30 <- Shattock P.M.F., Reading, UK: strain lactis OJ. Synonym(s): Streptococcus lactis (Lister 1873) Löhnis 1909. Lactobacillus xylosus Kitahara 1938. Streptococcus lactis subsp. diacetilactis (ex Matuszewski et al. 1936) Garvie and Farrow 1982. Streptococcus lactis subsp. lactis (Lister 1873) Garvie and Farrow 1982. Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (Lister 1873) Schleifer et al. 1986. Type strain, Serological group N. Used for media testing and food production research.
Literature: 

Taxonomy ( Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980, 30: 368; Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986 36: 354 ; Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 163 ; System. Appl. Microbiol., 1985, 6, 183 - 195), media testing (International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 11133-2:2003; British Standard DD CEN ISO/TS 11133:2003, ISO/CD 11133:2009, Annex E. Test microorganisms for commonly used culture media (giving information on the culture medium, culture conditions, test microorganisms, culture collection number of test organisms and the expected reactions, Corry, JEL, Curtis, GDW and Baird, RM (Eds) Handbook of Culture Media for Food and Water Microbiology. Royal Society of Chemistry, In preparation. ICFMH-WPCM), Antimicrobial susceptibilities (J Clin Microbiol 1996, 34: 1296-1298, PubMed: 8727924

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Citrobacter freundii

PTCC No: 
1600
Other collection No. :: 
DSM 30039, NCIMB 11490, ATCC 8090, NCTC 9750, IFO 12681, NBRC 12681
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
37°C, Aerobic
Information: 
<- DSMZ <- ATCC <- C.H. Werkman. Type strain. Produces restriction endonuclease CfrAI. Quality control strain. Contains qnrB-like pseudogene (plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene).
Literature: 

Taxonomy (Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980, 30 : 225-420. Int J Syst Bacteriol1999, 49 : 1433-1438). Quality Control strain (Water microbiology. Method 14: Salmonellae. Sydney, NSW, Australia:Standards Australia;Standards Australia AS 4276.14-1995. Medizin, D. I. f. N. N., (1997). DIN 58959-7). Containing qnrB-like pseudogene (Atimicrobiol Agents Chemother 2013, 57 (6): 2863-2866)

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PTCC No.: 
5052
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Other collection No.: 
ATCC 9763, NRRL Y-567, CBS 2978, DSM 1333, NCTC 10716, NCYC 87, WDCM 00058
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
25 °C
Information: 
<- ATCC <- NRRL. Isolated from distillery yeast. Used for assay of amphotericin B (fungizone), anisomycin, antifongine, candicidin, nystatin (fungicidin), natamycin (pimaricin). Used for media testing, food testing, sterility testing, testing fungicides, susceptibility testing and testing disinfectants. Produces arginase, histone deacetylase, nicotinic acid (niacin) and ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Reference strain for performance testing culture media listed by the ISO TC 34 SC 9 Joint Working Group 5 in the ISO 11133 and by the Working Party on Culture Media of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH-WPCM). Recommended as a test microorganism for EP 2.7.2 Microbiological Assays of Antibiotics. Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 Monographs. Recommended as a test microorganism for JP 16 Monographs. Recommended as a test microorganism for USP <81> Antibiotics-Microbial Assays. Potential strain for fermented food and beverage production.
Literature: 

Assay of amphotericin (Biological assay of antibiotics, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XIV A, 2003), amphotericin B fungizone ( U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters; <81> ANTIBIOTICS-MICROBIAL ASSAYS, USP28-NF23, 2005), anisomycin (Antibiot Chemother1957, 7: 639-640), antifongine (US Patent 3,052,605 dated Sep 4 1962), candicidin (USP General Chapters 81> ANTIBIOTICS-MICROBIAL ASSAYS; USP28-NF23, 2005), nystatin fungicidin (European Pharmacopoeia EP 2.7.2, 1997; Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC International" 957.23; Assoc Off Anal Chem 1974, 57: 536-540), Media testing (Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs--Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media-- Part 2: Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media, ISO 11133-2:2003;Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs --- Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media --- Part 2: Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media - Annex B: Recommended test microorganisms for commonly used culture media. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard DD CEN ISO/TS 11133:2003). Production of arginase (Plant Cell Physiol 1973, 14: 641-651), ethanol (J Pharm Sci 1971, 60: 1087-1088; ), histone deacetylase (Biochem J 1991, 303: 723-729), nicotinic acid niacin ( US Patent 3,052,605 dated Sep 4 1962). Sterility testing (J Pharm Sci 1971, 60: 1087-1088). Susceptibility testing (J Clin Microbiol 1994, 32: 1625-1628; Clin Microbiol 1994, 32: 1650-1653; Medical microbiology--Susceptibility testing of microbial pathogens to antimicrobial agents -- Part 84: Microdilution; Special requirements for testing of fungi against antifungal agents. Berlin, Germany: Deutsches Institut fur Normung; DIN 58940-84: 2002). Testing fungicides (Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics -- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas -- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1), British Standard BS EN 1650:1998; Test method and requirements without mechanical action (phase 2/step 2) British Standard BS EN 13697:2001; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal, sporicidal and fungicidal activity,British Standard BS EN 12353:2006; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics.British Standard BS EN 14885:2006). Invertase activity (J Bio. Chem 1980, 255: 6387-6391). Oligosaccharide transfer in microsomes (J Biol Chem 1980,255: 11892-11895). Deoxy-trehalose synthesis (Eur J Biochem 1995, 228: 727-731)

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Aspergillus brasiliensis

PTCC No.: 
5011
Category: 
Quality control strains
Reference strains
Other collection No.: 
ATCC 16404, CBS 733.88, DSM 1988, IFO 9455, IMI 149007,CIP 1431.83, WDCM 00053
Medium: 
Culture condition: 
24°C, Aerobic
Information: 
<- ATCC <- S.M. Ringel, WLRI 034(120). Deposited as Aspergillus niger van Tieghem, anamorph. Isolated from blueberry, North Carolina, USA. Quality control strain. Used for assay of antimicrobial preservatives; media testing, sterility testing, fungicides testing, food testing and validation control. Applied in disinfectants and antiseptics testing. Reference strain for performance testing culture media listed by the ISO TC 34 SC 9 Joint Working Group 5 in the ISO 11133 and by the Working Party on Culture Media of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH-WPCM). Recommended as a test microorganism for ASTM E640: Standard Test Method for Preservatives in Water-Containing Cosmetics. Recommended as a test microorganism for ISO 11930: Cosmetics — Microbiology — Evaluation of the antimicrobial protection of a cosmetic product.
Literature: 

Assay of antimicrobial preservatives (ASTM International Standard Test Method for Preservatives in Water-Containing Cosmetics. West Conshohocken, PA; British Pharmacopoeia Commission Efficacy of antimicrobial preservation. London, UK:British Pharmacopoeia Commission, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI C, 2003; European Pharmacopoeia Commission Efficacy of antimicrobial preservation. Strasbourg, France:European Pharmacopoeia Commission, European Pharmacopoeia EP 5.1.3, 1997; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters:<51> ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTIVENESS TESTING. Rockville, MD:U.S. Pharmacopeia, USP USP28-NF23, 2005). Media testing (British Pharmacopoeia Commission Test for sterility. London, UK:British Pharmacopoeia Commission;British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI A, 2003, British Pharmacopoeia Commission Tests for microbial contamination. London, UK:British Pharmacopoeia Commission, British Pharmacopoeia Appendix XVI B, 2003; Quality Control for Commercially Prepared Microbiological Culture Media; Approved Standard - 3rd Edition. Wayne, PA. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, CLSI M22-A3; U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters:<51> ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTIVENESS TESTING. Rockville, MD:U.S. Pharmacopeia, USP USP28-NF23, 2005; U.S. Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplement Chapters: <2021> MICROBIAL ENUMERATION TESTS-NUTRITIONAL AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS . Rockville, MD:U.S. Pharmacopeia, USP USP28-NF23, 2005; Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs--Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media-- Part 2: Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media.. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI, ISO ISO 11133-2:2003; Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs --- Guidelines on preparation and production of culture media --- Part 2: Practical guidelines on performance testing of culture media - Annex B: Recommended test microorganisms for commonly used culture media. London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard DD CEN ISO/TS 11133:2003). Quality control strain (Applied Biosystems, MicroSeq Pharmaceutical Validation Panel; FF MicroPlate. Biolog; Applied Biosystems, MicroSeq PHL Panel). Sterility testing (U.S. Pharmacopeia General Chapters: <71> STERILITY TESTS. Rockville, MD:U.S. Pharmacopeia, USP USP28-NF23, 2005; Sterility test, Growth promotion test. Tokyo, Japan:Japanese Pharmacopoeia, JP JP14e.part I.54) Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments--Biocontamination control--Part 1: General principles and methods. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI, ISO ISO 14698-1:2003). Optic lens antimicrobial preservative testing (Ophthalmic optics--Contact lens care products--Antimicrobial preservative efficacy testing and guidance on determining discard date. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI;ISO ISO 14730:2000). Testing fungicides (Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics -- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas -- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 1650:1998;Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics - Preservation of test organisms used for the determination of bactericidal, sporicidal and fungicidal activity. London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 12353:2006; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative non-porous surface test for the evaluation of bactericidal and/or fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas --- Test method and requirements without mechanical action (phase 2/step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 13697:2001; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal activity of chemical disinfectants for instruments used in the medical area --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 13624:2003; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic fungicidal or basic yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Test method and requirements (phase 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution; British Standard BS EN 1275:2005; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative carrier test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity for instruments used in the medical area --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 2). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 14562:2006; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of fungicidal or yeasticidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in the veterinary area --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 1657:2005; Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN 14885:2006). Transformation host (Curr Genet 1994, 25: 519-523. PubMed: 8082203; Gene 1993, 124: 239-244. PubMed: 8444347). Validation control (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments --- Biocontamination control --- Part 1: General principles and methods. London, UK:British Standards Institution, British Standard BS EN ISO 14698:2003; Clean room biocontamination control (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments--Biocontamination control--Part 1: General principles and methods. Geneva (Switzerland):International Organization for Standardization/ANSI, ISO ISO 14698-1:2003))

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