TABLE 2.
Means and standard errors for results of a trial that examined the efficacy of ClO2 gas over 24 h on the culturability and overall conidia numbers of the ascomycete C. globosum
| Organisms and parameters | Treatment with ClO2a
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|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ppm | 500 ppm | 1,000 ppm | |
| C. globosum colonies | |||
| Recovered CFU | 1.5 × 106 (0.09 × 106) | 0.19 × 106 (0.03 × 106) | 0.14 × 106 (0.02 × 106) |
| Recovered conidia | 3.0 × 106 (0.02 × 106) | 3.3 × 106 (0.05 × 106) | 3.6 × 106 (0.04 × 106) |
| % Culturable spores | 65 (7.1) | 7 (1.5) | 3 (0.6) |
| Treatment efficiency (%) | 90.76 | 87.35 | |
| C. globosum ascospores | |||
| Recovered CFU | 8.3 × 105 (0.40 × 105) | 76 (40.0) | 30 (15.5) |
| Recovered conidia | 1.01 × 106 (0.39 × 105)A | 6.6 × 105 (0.35 × 105)B | 7.7 × 105 (0.67 × 105)B |
| % Culturable spores | 82 (2.5) | 0.01 (0.007) | 0.003 (0.001) |
| Treatment efficiency (%) | 99.99 | 99.99 | |
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Different superscripts on the rows of recovered conidia indicate a significant difference at the P = 0.001 level. Values in parentheses represent standard errors.