TABLE 1.

D values of Bacillus spores in whole milk

Strain	Parameter	Value at the following temp (°C):
		72	100	104	108	112
B. anthracis 7702	Mean D value (s)a	60,120 A	35.7 A	NDc	9.2 A	3.3 A
	D value's upper CL (s)b	74,160	39.3		11.1	4.1
	D value's lower CL (s)	50,400	32.6		7.9	2.8
	R2	0.88	0.96		0.89	0.88
B. anthracis ANR-1	Mean D value (s)	51,120 B	14.4 C	ND	3.1 B	1.6 C
	D value's upper CL (s)	64,800	17.4		3.6	1.9
	D value's lower CL (s)	42,120	12.2		2.7	1.4
	R2	0.86	0.88		0.91	0.95
B. anthracis 9131	Mean D value (s)	12,240 D	27.1 B	13.3	7.3 A	2.6 B
	D value's upper CL (s)	13,680	42.5	15.8	9.4	3.1
	D value's lower CL (s)	10,800	19.9	11.4	6.0	2.3
	R2	0.94	0.68	0.90	0.86	0.92
B. cereus D17	Mean D value (s)	33,480 C	21.0 BC	10.3	ND	2.8 B
	D value's upper CL (s)	39,600	23.1	10.9		3.3
	D value's lower CL (s)	28,800	19.2	9.8		2.4
	R2	0.89	0.96	0.92		0.91

^aMean D values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P > 0.05).

^bCL, 95% confidence level.

^cND, not determined.