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Table 1 Overview of the disinfectants and the concentration of their active ingredients tested

From: Effectiveness of Umonium38 against Burkholderia pseudomallei, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Stability of Um38 testing on

Um concentration

Descriptions

Contact time and viability testing

Day 0, 3, 5, 7 and 14

0.5%

0.5% Um38 + bacteria

15, 30 min and 24 h

0.5% Um38 + bacteria

0.5% Um38 + bacteria

1% Virkon + bacteria (NC)

DW + bacteria (PC)

Day 0, 3, 5, 7 and 14

1.0%

1.0% Um38 + bacteria

15, 30 min and 24 h

1.0% Um38 + bacteria

1.0% Um38 + bacteria

1% Virkon + bacteria (NC)

DW + bacteria (PC)

Day 0, 3, 5, 7 and 14

1.5%

1.5% Um38 + bacteria

15, 30 min and 24 h

1.5% Um38 + bacteria

1.5% Um38 + bacteria

1% Virkon + bacteria (NC)

DW + bacteria (PC)

Day 0, 3, 5, 7 and 14

2.0%

2.0% Um38 + bacteria

15, 30 min and 24 h

2.0% Um38 + bacteria

2.0% Um38 + bacteria

1% Virkon + bacteria (NC)

DW + bacteria (PC)

Day 0, 3, 5, 7 and 14

2.5%

2.5% Um38 + bacteria

15, 30 min and 24 h

2.5% Um38 + bacteria

2.5% Um38 + bacteria

1% Virkon + bacteria (NC)

DW + bacteria (PC)

Day 0, 3, 5, 7 and 14

3%

3% Um38 + bacteria

15, 30 min and 24 h

3% Um38 + bacteria

3% Um38 + bacteria

1% Virkon + bacteria (NC)

DW + bacteria (PC)

  1. Note All variations of disinfectant concentration and contact time were tested in triplicate for each bacterium
  2. Um38 Umonium38
  3. DW Distilled Water
  4. NC Negative Control
  5. PC Positive Control