ASTM E2839-21
Standard Practice for Production and Storage of Spores of

Standard No.

ASTM E2839-21

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E2839-21

Scope

1.1?This practice specifies the procedures for producing and storing standardized suspensions of Clostridioides difficile spores for the evaluation of the sporicidal activity of antimicrobial formulations using the Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spo

ASTM E2839-21 Referenced Document

• ASTM E2756 Standard Terminology Relating to Antimicrobial and Antiviral Agents
• ASTM E3218 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spores of

ASTM E2839-21 history

• 2021 ASTM E2839-21 Standard Practice for Production and Storage of Spores of
• 2018 ASTM E2839-18 Standard Practice for Production and Storage of Spores of C. difficile for Use in Efficacy Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents
• 2011 ASTM E2839-11 Standard Test Method for Production of Clostridium difficile Spores for Use in Efficacy Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents