Microorganism | ATCC# | Control | Post 60 s exposure to 2% T4O | Log10 reduction | Reduction (%) |
Avg. CFU/mL | Avg. CFU/mL | ||||
Acinetobacter baumanii | 19 606 | 9.5×106 | 0 | 6.98 | >99.99 |
Clostridium prefringens | 13 124 | 5.5×106 | 0 | 6.72 | |
Haemophillus influenza | 49 144 | 3.4×106 | 0 | 6.53 | |
Morexella catarrhalis | 8176 | 5.1×106 | 0 | 6.71 | |
Propionibacterium acne | 6919 | 1.34×106 | 0 | 6.13 | |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 10 031 | 5.5×106 | 9.0×101 | 4.79 | |
Bacteriodes fragilis | 25 285 | 4.5×106 | 3.1×102 | 4.16 | |
Enterobacter aerogenes | 51 697 | 1.10×106 | 6.5×102 | 3.23 | >96–99 |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 49 399 | 6.3×106 | 5.6×106 | 2.05 | |
Proteus mirabilis | 14 153 | 2.33×108 | 3.65×106 | 1.81 | |
Streptococcus saprophyticus | 35 552 | 1.49×106 | 5.0×104 | 1.47 | |
Acanthamoeba castellanii | 30 011 | 4.1×106 | 7.8×104 | 1.72 | |
Serratia marcescens | 14 756 | 1.97×106 | 1.56×105 | 1.09 | >91 |
Enterococcus faeccium | 51 559 | 7.55×107 | 6.35×106 | 1.08 | |
Staphylococcus hominis | 27 844 | 1.37×107 | 5.75×106 | 0.37 | 58 |
Trichophyton interdigitalewas | 9533 | 2.25×107 | 1.35×107 | 0.22 | 40 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 29 970 | 2.60×106 | 1.84×106 | 0.15 | 29 |
Aspergillus brasiliensis | 16 404 | 1.8×105 | 2.0×105 | −0.05 | 0 |
2% T4O is safe and does not cause skin and eye irritation.
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; CFU, colony-forming unit.