Table 2 CFUs of the control (untreated culture), after being in contact with the respective solutions of peracetic acid (PAA; 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0%), sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl; 1.0, 3.0 and 5.0%) and chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX; 0.12, 0.2 and 2%) and reduction rates in percent achieved by the respective antibacterial solutions
Control | Enterococcus faecalis DSM 20478 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAA | PAA (%) | NaOC1 | NaOCl (%) | CHX | CHX (%) | ||
0.5, 1, 2% | 1, 3, 5% | 0.12, 0.2, 2% | |||||
Mean | 15.6 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
SD ( ±) | 5.16 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
M | 14.7 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
Min | 8.4 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
Max | 25.5 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
Control | Parvimonas micra DSM 20468 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAA | PAA (%) | NaOC1 | NaOCl (%) | CHX | CHX (%) | ||
0.5, 1, 2% | 1, 3, 5% | 0.12, 0.2, 2% | |||||
Mean | 16.9 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
SD ( ±) | 5.09 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
M | 17.8 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
Min | 11.0 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |
Max | 27.7 × 107 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 | 0.0 | 100.00 |