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Amplification sensitivity of 5′ nuclease PCR assay for E. coli. DNA isolated from log-phase bacteria was used in serial 10-fold dilutions from 135,000 bacteria to 1 bacterium per reaction mixture. NTC, no-template control; ΔRn, fluorescence intensity after subtraction of background signal.