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. 2007 Jun 22;73(16):5235–5244. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00114-07

FIG. 5.

FIG. 5.

Attachment characteristics of strongly and weakly adhering strains of L. monocytogenes. (A) Microbial plating of strains detached with BAX protease after attachment to various substrates. S. Steel, stainless steel. (B) Microbial plating of cells detached after attachment with BAX protease for 48 h (20, 30, and 40°C) or 96 h (10°C) at various incubation temperatures for attachment. The strains of L. monocytogenes used were CW52, CW62, CW77, 99-38, CW34, CW35, CW50, and SM3. For a given substrate (A) or strain (B), means sharing the same letter are not significantly different (P > 0.05), whereas those with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). The error bars indicate standard deviations.