TABLE 2.
Recovery of B. pseudomallei isolates suspended in BHI and placed on four materials as determined by culture analysis
| Time after inoculation (h) | Mean log10 CFU/coupon (SD) on indicated surface (n = 6)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper
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SS
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Glass
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PE
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| ATCC 23343 | ATCC 11668 | ATCC 23343 | ATCC 11668 | ATCC 23343 | ATCC 11668 | ATCC 23343 | ATCC 11668 | |
| 0 | 6.29 (0.05) | 6.17 (0.05) | 5.43 (0.11) | 5.74 (0.06) | 4.73 (0.10) | 5.81 (0.08) | 5.77 (0.06) | 5.81 (0.05) |
| 2 | 6.11 (0.13) | 6.12 (0.13) | 4.91 (0.46) | 5.69 (0.04) | 4.42 (0.38) | 5.61 (0.31) | 5.81 (0.03) | 5.74 (0.07) |
| 4 | 6.02 (0.14) | 6.07 (0.17) | 5.37 (0.16) | 5.43 (0.22) | 3.59 (0.73) | 4.68 (0.85) | 5.37 (0.55) | 5.83 (0.06) |
| 6 | 5.32 (0.26) | 5.77 (0.02) | 4.39 (0.08) | 4.80 (0.07) | 3.19 (0.57) | 3.75 (2.32) | 4.79 (0.21) | 5.77 (0.06) |
| 24 | 3.29 (0.15) | 1.99 (0.38) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.41 (0.14) | 0.10 (0.25) | 0.22 (0.35) | 2.78 (0.19) | 2.36 (0.03) |
| 72 | 0.10 (0.25) | 0.10 (0.25) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.25 (0.21) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.20 (0.35)a | 0.00 (0.00) |
| 168 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00)a | 0.00 (0.00) |
a
n = 3.