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. 2003 Sep;69(9):5192–5197. doi: 10.1128/AEM.69.9.5192-5197.2003

TABLE 2.

Mean maximum culture density for each sampling site (sites A to E) and mean separation groups (groups a to d) determined by using Fisher's LSD test with an alpha of 0.001

Site Mean densitya LSD group
D 4.17 d
E 3.47 c
A 3.08 b
B 3.00 b
C 2.81 a
a

Density values were obtained by visual assessment of the maximum culture density on a scale from 1 to 5 with 0.5-u increments.