Bactericidal Tests
Bactericidal activity in a disinfectant is a basic requirement in battling infectious diseases in the medical, veterinary and food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas.
Bactericidal activity refers to the ability of a disinfectant in killing both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The activity can be evaluated in disinfectants using the suspension test (phase1, phase 2 step 1) or carrier test (phase 2 step 2). Select one of the tests below to learn more.
![EN 13727 - Viroxy's microbiologist taking loopfuls of working culture cells](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/6/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN13727_2012_A2_2015_Body_595x397-min_b9ff6f5aa0.png)
![EN 13727 - Viroxy's microbiologist taking loopfuls of working culture cells](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/0/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_13727_test_norm_170x186_feda31f0b9.png)
EN 13727:2012+A2:2015
EN 13727 suspension test for bactericidal activity is a mandatory requirement for disinfectants intended for use in the medical area.
![EN 14561 - Microbiologist dipping glass slide with dried inoculum into test product](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/5/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN14561_2006_Body_595x397_558f51a2e7.png)
![EN 14561 - Microbiologist dipping glass slide with dried inoculum into test product](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/7/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_14561_test_norm_170x186_4e56e1d294.png)
EN 14561:2006
EN 14561 carrier test for bactericidal activity is a mandatory requirement for instrument disinfectants intended for use in the medical area.
![EN 13697 - Viroxy's microbiologist is dipping the metal disc into neutralizer](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/a/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN13697_2015_Body_595x397-min_a70082e20c.png)
![EN 13697 - Viroxy's microbiologist is dipping the metal disc into neutralizer](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/e/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_13697_test_norm_170x186_c661468a04.png)
EN 13697:2015+A1:2019
EN 13697 carrier test for bactericidal activity is mandatory for surface disinfectants intended for use in the medical area and food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas.
![EN 1656 - Viroxy's microbiologist using the vortex shaker to mix the test suspension](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/c/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN1656_2009_Body_595x397_1ec7cc275e.png)
![EN 1656 - Viroxy's microbiologist using the vortex shaker to mix the test suspension](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_1656_test_norm_170x186_cb2601d3d8.png)
EN 1656:2019
EN 1656 suspension test for bactericidal activity is a mandatory requirement for disinfectants intended for use in the veterinary area.
![EN 14349 - Microbiologist picking up metal disc from the sterile petri dish for inspection](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/5/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN14349_2012_Body_595x397_5481a39db2.png)
![EN 14349 - Microbiologist picking up metal disc from the sterile petri dish for inspection](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_14349_test_norm_170x186_0c4536dad8.png)
EN 14349:2012
EN 14349 carrier test for bactericidal activity is mandatory for disinfectants intended for use in the veterinary area on non-porous surfaces without mechanical action.
![EN 16437 - Arranged test tubes in different colour of test tube holders](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN16437_2014_Body_595x397_1fb2129458.png)
![EN 16437 - Arranged test tubes in different colour of test tube holders](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/3/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_16437_test_norm_170x186_6c44057d53.png)
EN 16437:2014+A1:2019
EN 16437 carrier test for bactericidal activity is mandatory for disinfectants intended for use in the veterinary area on porous surfaces without mechanical action.
![EN 1276 - Neutralizer is being inserted into a test tube](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/0/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN1276_2009_Body_595x397_35cd2bf968.png)
![EN 1276 - Neutralizer is being inserted into a test tube](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/2/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_1276_test_norm_170x186_22c3b616f4.png)
EN 1276:2019
EN 1276 suspension test for the evaluation of bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in food, industrial, domestic and institutional areas.
![EN 1040 - Cleaning the pH meter probe prior to measuring the pH of media](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/8/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN1040_2005_Body_595x397_585a4a50b6.png)
![EN 1040 - Cleaning the pH meter probe prior to measuring the pH of media](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/d/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_EN_1040_test_norm_170x186_aeb931c276.png)
EN 1040:2005
EN 1040 is a quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of basic bactericidal activity of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics.
![TGA Disinfectant Test - Neutralizer in a test tube](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/6/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_TGA_Disinfectant_Test_Body_595x397-min_db570a4cc5.png)
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TGA Disinfectant Test
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![ASTM D7907 - Measuring absorbance of test suspension using a spectrophotometer](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_ASTM_D7907_14_Body_595x397_9b48df78c0.png)
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ASTM D7907-14
ASTM D7907 is the standard test method for determination of bactericidal efficacy on the surface of medical examination gloves.
![ISO 22196 - Choosing a reagent prior to conducting a test](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/c/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_ISO22196_2011_Body_595x397_720f9c6b7d.png)
![ISO 22196 - Choosing a reagent prior to conducting a test](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/3/csm_Bactericidal_Tests_ISO_22196_test_norm_170x186_93a636243d.png)
ISO 22196:2011
ISO 22196 is a method of evaluating the antibacterial activity on plastics and other non-porous surfaces.