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. 2007 Oct 19;73(24):8001–8004. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00936-07

TABLE 4.

Recovery of B. pseudomallei isolates suspended in BHI and placed on four materials as determined by esterase activity analysis

Time after inoculation (h) Mean log10 cells/coupon (SD) on indicated surface (n = 3)
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SS
Glass
PE
ATCC 23343 ATCC 11668 ATCC 23343 ATCC 11668 ATCC 23343 ATCC 11668 ATCC 23343 ATCC 11668
0 6.30 (0.04) 6.18 (0.04) 4.92 (0.20) 5.81 (0.03) 5.80 (0.05) 5.88 (0.09) 5.85 (0.15) 5.92 (0.12)
2 6.21 (0.02) 6.15 (0.08) 5.43 (0.15) 5.61 (0.07) 4.95 (0.54) 5.81 (0.28) 5.90 (0.05) 5.86 (0.03)
4 6.21 (0.06) 6.06 (0.17) 5.43 (0.15) 5.56 (0.07) 4.20 (0.96) 4.94 (0.79) 5.61 (0.07) 5.88 (0.06)
6 5.85 (0.07) 5.85 (0.04) 3.28 (0.49) 4.90 (0.07) 4.03 (0.39) 3.69 (0.94) 5.82 (0.08) 6.01 (0.16)
24 5.85 (0.08) 5.04 (0.58) 3.90 (0.05) 4.42 (0.21) 1.60 (0.42) 2.16 (0.51) 4.24 (0.06) 4.20 (0.22)
72 5.65 (0.04) 4.50 (0.39) 3.04 (0.39) 4.39 (0.16) 2.98 (0.21) 2.50 (0.42) 3.67 (0.33) 4.10 (0.14)
168 5.56 (0.20) 3.96 (0.37) 3.10 (0.41) 2.24 (0.29) 1.95 (0.25) 2.09 (0.42) 3.52 (0.07) 3.67 (0.31)
336 5.01 (0.07) 3.74 (0.16) 3.54 (0.22) 1.69 (0.27) 2.05 (0.49) 2.93 (0.75) 2.11 (0.60) 2.13 (0.11)
504 5.36 (0.03) 3.75 (0.16) 2.47 (0.17) 2.71 (0.27) 1.22 (0.10) 2.21 (0.68) 3.74 (0.19) 4.42 (0.14)
672 4.97 (0.64) 3.70 (0.06) 2.29 (0.55) 2.87 (0.24) 1.70 (0.28) 2.05 (0.14) 3.64 (0.16) 4.40 (0.14)
840 4.58 (0.33) 3.68 (0.09) 3.88 (0.48) 2.67 (0.08) 2.04 (0.39) 2.01 (0.32) 3.78 (0.16) 4.32 (0.02)
1,008 4.44 (0.38) 2.88 (0.17) NDa 2.86 (0.26) ND ND 3.85 (0.10) 4.21 (0.20)
1,176 4.96 (0.15) 3.36 (0.08) ND 2.15 (0.11) ND ND ND 4.48 (0.12)
1,344 4.87 (0.52) 3.24 (0.08) ND ND ND ND ND ND
a

ND, not determined.