Manufacture of SCDA Average population (n=3), CFU/carrier
D 3.11×106
B 3.52×106
M 3.43×106
ND 3.23×106
E 3.61×106
N 3.14×106
Labeled population was 3×106 CFU/carrier
Table 1: Initial population of BI for dry heat sterilization use (B. atrophaeus ATCC 9372).