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. 2007 Jan 5;73(5):1594–1600. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02145-06

FIG. 1.

FIG. 1.

Typical inactivation-reactivation curve as a function of time, where No is the concentration of microorganisms before disinfection, Nd is that after disinfection but before reactivation, and Nr is that at time t after the beginning of the reactivation phase. Nm is the maximum concentration of microorganisms reached by reactivation.