I work at a Canadian medical device manufacturing company, and we are
currently validating our ethylene oxide sterilization cycle. We use
paper strips carrying 1X10(6) spores of bacillus subtilus var. niger to
indicate sterility. I know very little about the nature of growth of
these spores, and I am concerned about the effect, if any of holding
these strips at a temp. of 115F, and an RH of 60%. Do these conditions
inhibit or do they promote growth of these spores?
I would appreciate it if someone could respond to this question to my
email address, as i'm relatively new to newsgroups...
Please contact me (Carolyn) at benlan at idirect.com
THANK YOU!!
