TABLE 1.
Correlation between ODs of ascospore suspensionsa and the number of CFU per milliliter
| Species | No. of isolatesb | OD
|
CFU/ml
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Geometric mean | Range | Geometric mean | ||
| C. globosum | 11 | 1.05-1.40 | 1.20 | 5.9 × 105-4.1 × 106 | 2.3 × 106 |
| C. atrobrunneum | 7 | 1.10-1.50 | 1.42 | 5.0 × 105-4.4 × 106 | 1.4 × 106 |
| C. nigricolor | 1 | 1.10-1.25 | 1.18 | 5.0 × 105-1.3 × 106 | 8.0 × 105 |
| A. strumarium | 1 | 1.05-1.40 | 1.25 | 8.0 × 105-1.2 × 106 | 9.8 × 105 |
a
The ascospore suspensions contained 107 ascospores/ml.
b
All the isolates were tested three times.