Hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite disinfectants are more effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms than quaternary ammonium compounds

Table 2 Growth conditions for S. aureus and P. aeruginosa biofilms

Bacteria Strain	Hotplate Stirrer Settings	Test Culture preparation	Batch phase growth medium 24 h	CSTR^a growth medium 24 h
S. aureus ATCC-6538	60 ± 5 rpm at 36 ± 1 °C	Frozen stock with 10 ml TSB (30 g TSB/L) overnight at 36 ± 1 °C	3 g/L TSB	1 g/L TSB
P. aeruginosa ATCC-15442	125 ± 5 rpm at 21 ± 2 °C	Frozen stock with 10 mL TSB (300 mg TSB/L) overnight at 36 ± 1 °C	300 mg/L TSB	100 mg/L TSB

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