Referenced bacteria strains most commonly used as a test organisms for determination of bactericidal activity are:
- Psudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442)
- Escherichia coli (ATCC 10536)
- Escherichia coli K12 (NCTC 10538)
- Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538)
- Enterococcus hirae (ATCC 10541)
- Enterococcus faecium (ATCC 6057)
- Salmonella Typhimurium (ATCC 13311)
- Lactobacillus brevis (DSM 6235)
- Enterobacter cloacae (DSM 6234)