TABLE 1.
E. coli O157 concn range (log10 CFU/g) (no. of samples) | Mean original concn (CFU/g) (SD) | Mean transformed concn (log10 CFU/g) (SD) |
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1 to 2 (3) | 46 (18) | 1.63 (0.20) |
2 to 3 (13) | 497 (281) | 2.62 (0.28) |
3 to 4 (23) | 4,730 (2,871) | 3.59 (0.29) |
4 to 5 (18) | 28,561 (16,337) | 4.40 (0.22) |
5 to 6 (2) | 175,996 (75,189) | 5.22 (0.19) |
Overall (59) | 16,635 (35,036) | 3.58 (0.88) |