Table 2 Bacterial growth conditions

B. linens ATCC 9172

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 30 °C

C. matruchotii ATCC 14265

Brain Heart Infusion Broth with 2% yeast extract

Aerobic, 36 °C

P. acnes ATCC 11827

Tryptic Soy Broth with 5% Sheep’s Blood

Anaerobic, 36 °C

E. coli ATCC 9637

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

L. gasseri ATCC 33323

Lactobacilli MRS Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

M. luteus ATCC 4698

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 30 °C

S. epidermidis ATCC 12228

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

S. pyogenes ATCC 19615

Tryptic Soy Broth with 5% Sheep’s Blood

5% CO₂, 36 °C

A. baummannii AR Bank 275

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

E. faecium AR Bank 579

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

K. pneumoniae AR Bank 139

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

E. aerogenes AR Bank 161

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

S. aureus AR Bank 219

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

C. difficile (endospores) ATCC 43598

Endospore Preparation

Anerobic, 36 °C

E. cloacae AR Bank 365

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C

P. aeruginosa AR Bank 230

Tryptic Soy Broth

Aerobic, 36 °C