Method

Standard

Scope

Material tested

Antibacterial activity assessment of textile materials: Parallel streak method

AATCC 147

Qualitative

Textile materials

Testing for antibacterial activity and efficacy on textile products: clear zone method    

JIS L 1902

Qualitative

Textile materials

Antimicrobial disk susceptibility tests     

CLSI M02-A11

Qualitative

Liquid samples

Assessment of antibacterial finishes on textile materials

AATCC 100

Quantitative

Textile materials

Testing for antibacterial activity and efficacy on textile products: reduction of viability    

JIS L 1902

Quantitative

Textile materials

Antibacterial products –Test for antimicrobial activity and efficacy    

JIS Z 2801

Quantitative

Plastics and other non-porous surfaces of products

Standard test method for determining the antimicrobial activity of immobilized antimicrobial agents under dynamic contact conditions    

ASTM E 2149

Quantitative

Non-soluble solid materials

Determination of minimal inhibitory concentrations of aerobic bacteria    

CLSI M07-A9

Quantitative

Liquid samples

Measurement of antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces    

ISO 22196

Quantitative

Plastic and other non-porous surfaces of products

Strains of bacteria

Gram positive

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538  

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923

Gram negative

Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 

Escherichia coli ATCC 25922

Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 4352  

Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 700603

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853

Salmonella enterica ATCC 10708