Organism

Temperature (˚C)

pH

Ct

Bacteria

E. coli

5

6.0

0.04

E. coli

23

10.0

0.6

Legionella pneumophila

20

7.7

1.1

M. avium (strain A5)

23

7.0

106

M. avium (strain 1060)

23

7.0

204

Helicobacter pylori

5

6.0

0.12

Viruses

Polio 1

5

6.0

1.7

Echo 1

5

6.0

0.24

Echo 1

5

7.8

0.56

Echo 1

5

10.0

47.0

Coxsackie B5

5

7.8

2.16

Coxsackie B5

5

10.0

33.0

Adenovirus 40

5

7.0

0.15

Protozoa

G. lamblia cysts

5

6.0

54 - 87

G. lamblia cysts

5

7.0

83 - 133

G. lamblia cysts

5

8.0

119 - 192

Naegleria fowleri tropozoites

25

7.5

6

N. fowleri cysts

25

7.5

32.1

Encephalitozoon intestinalis spores

5

7.0

39

C. parvum oocysts

21 - 24

7.5 - 7.6

9740 - 11,300

Toxoplasma gondii

22

7.2

>133,920

Fungi

Aspergillus fumigatus

25

7.0

946

A. terrus

25

7.0

1404

Penicillium citrirnum

25

7.0

959

Cladosporium tenuissimum

25

7.0

71