▁High - press ure ▁decor ative ▁l amin ates — She ets ▁made ▁from ▁therm os et ting ▁res ins — Part ▁ 2 : ▁Det erm ination ▁of ▁properties ▁ ▁Ant ib acter ial ▁ ▁Ant ib acter ial ▁properties ▁are ▁important ▁for ▁decor ative ▁l amin ates ▁because ▁these ▁l amin ates ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁kitchen ▁to ps ▁and ▁counter ▁to ps , ▁cabin ets ▁and ▁table ▁to ps ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁constant ▁contact ▁with ▁food ▁materials ▁and ▁younger ▁children . ▁Ant ib acter ial ▁properties ▁are ▁there ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁b acter ial ▁growth ▁is ▁minimal . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁standards ▁for ▁Anti - B acter ial ▁is ▁the ▁ISO ▁ 2 2 1 9 6 : 2 0 0 7 , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Indust rial ▁Stand ards ▁( J IS ), ▁code ▁Z 2 8 0 1 . ▁This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁standards ▁most ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁tests ▁on ▁micro b ial ▁activities ▁( specific ally ▁b acter ia ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁J IS ▁Z 2 8 0 1 , ▁two ▁b acter ia ▁species ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁standard , ▁namely ▁E . ▁Col i ▁and ▁St ap hy loc oc cus ▁a ure us . ▁However , ▁some ▁companies ▁may ▁have ▁the ▁initi ative ▁to ▁test ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁these ▁two ▁b acter ia ▁and ▁may ▁also ▁replace ▁St ap hy loc oc cus ▁a ure us ▁with ▁MR SA , ▁the ▁m