TABLE 3.
Comparison of the survival times of different Campylobacter strains in water microcosms at 10°C under aerobic and anaerobic conditions
| Strain | Persistence time (h)a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Anaerobic | Aerobic | |
| 9519 | 168 | 216 |
| 247 | 96 | 144 |
| 206 | 144 | 240 |
| 235 | 144 | 216 |
| 799 | 216 | 144 |
| 10392 | 372 | 168 |
| 2172 | 72 | 120 |
| 9752 | 168 | 108 |
| 81116 | 240 | 192 |
| 11168 | 156 | 168 |
| C677 | 300 | 192 |
| CH1 | 408 | 288 |
| CH5 | 408 | 240 |
| W1 | 177 | 120 |
| W2 | 372 | 120 |
| W7 | 264 | 120 |
| C53 | 144 | 192 |
| Mean | 226.4 | 175.8 |
a
All survival times are means from duplicate determinations. The average coefficient of variation for the entire data set was 36%. There was no statistically significant difference in survival times between aerobic and anaerobic conditions.