Biomedical Science Letters

Table. 3.

Table 3

Viability and overgrowth tests after storage at refrigerated and room temperature (The Liquid type)

Organism	Type	Recovery at concentration of ^a
		10⁵ CFU/mL at (h)		10⁴ CFU/mL at (h)		10³ CFU/mL at (h)
		5 min	24 hr, 48 hr	5 min	24 hr, 48 hr	5 min	24 hr, 48 hr
		RT	4℃	RT	4℃	RT	4℃
Aerobic, facultative anaerobic bacteria
P. aeruginosa	A	725	655	142	120	12	13
	B	815	648	155	135	15	14
S. pyogenes	A	302	316	35	32	4	3
	B	319	267	42	30	4	3
S. pneumoniae	A	608	758	74	90	9	9
	B	749	971	90	107	10	11
H. influenzae	A	1389	1311	213	174	20	19
	B	1230	1281	183	171	17	17
Anaerobic bacteria
B. fragilis	A	1429	1412	313	313	29	28
	B	1442	1358	321	314	30	27
P. anaerobius	A	1513	1453	226	216	24	23
	B	1421	1435	212	216	24	23
F. nucleatum	A	1212	1264	244	244	21	20
	B	1181	1103	241	205	20	18
C. acnes	A	1258	1170	288	253	30	28
	B	1241	1162	257	222	25	21
P. melaninogenica	A	1111	1419	180	204	20	22
	B	1375	1391	213	221	24	24
Fastidious bacteria
N. gonorrhoeae	A	1227	956	251	228	29	27
	B	1060	869	216	211	27	29

^aAverage of triplicate tests in CFU/100 μL. RT, room (ambient) temperature

A and B the date of manufacture and expiration date are different