Of those ten five are commonly used for testing antibacterial action of ingredients for cosmetics and skincare products and five species have been linked to problems in fishing farming industry (Rannveig Björnsdóttir, University of Akureyri and Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories, Akureyri, Iceland).
Þeir voru Staphylococcus aureus (DSM 1104 og DSM 2569), Pseudomonas aeroginosa (DSM 1117), Enterococcus faecalis (DSM 2570) og Escherichia coli (DSM 1103) og fimm Vibrio stofnar sem hafa verið að sögn Rannveigar Björnsdóttur að valda skaða í fiskeldi.