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. 2003 Jan;69(1):668–672. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.1.668-672.2003

TABLE 2.

Resistance to ultrasonic waves (117-μm wavelength; 20 kHz) under pressure (175 kPa) at several temperatures of Salmonella serovar Enteritidis suspended in media with different aws

aw T (°C)a D (min)b 95% CLc r2
>0.99 35 0.89 0.84-0.93 0.99
50 0.77 0.73-0.81 0.99
53 0.42 0.40-0.44 0.99
56 0.25 0.24-0.26 0.99
59 0.12 0.12-0.13 0.99
63 0.02 0.02-0.02 0.98
0.98 35 0.85 0.81-0.89 0.98
50 0.46 0.44-0.48 0.99
60 0.16 0.15-0.17 0.99
65 0.08 0.07-0.08 0.99
68 0.04 0.03-0.04 0.99
0.96 35 1.37 1.30-1.44 0.99
50 0.87 0.83-0.92 0.99
56 0.32 0.30-0.33 0.99
60 0.25 0.24-0.26 0.99
67 0.09 0.09-0.09 0.99
71 0.04 0.04-0.04 0.98
a

Temperature of the treatment.

b

Decimal reduction time values.

c

95% CL, 95% confidence limits.