TABLE 4.
Disinfectant exposures, survival ratios, and normalized E1A and DNA concentrations obtained for control (C) and disinfected samples (S1 and S2) for the inactivation of adenovirus serotype 2 with monochloraminea
| Expt/sample | CT (mg × min/liter) | N/N0 (n) | Normalized E1A density (n) | Normalized DNA concn (n) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN-M-1/C | 0 | 1.000 (1) | NAb (0) | 1 (3) | |
| MN-M-1/S1 | 212 | 0.508 (1) | NA (0) | 0.353 ± 0.083 (3) | |
| MN-M-1/S2 | 312 | 0.226 (1) | NA (0) | 0.231 ± 0.089 (3) | |
| MN-M-2/C | 0 | 1.000 (1) | 1.000 (3) | 1.000 (1) | |
| MN-M-2/S1 | 218 | 0.545 (1) | 0.557 ± 0.140 (3) | 0.498 (1) | |
| MN-M-2/S2 | 315 | 0.213 (1) | 0.307 ± 0.081 (3) | 0.304 (1) | |
| MN-M-3/C | 0 | 1.000 (1) | 1.000 (3) | 1.000 (3) | |
| MN-M-3/S1 | 174 | 0.786 (1) | 0.388 ± 0.089 (3) | 0.345 ± 0.036 (3) | |
| MN-M-3/S2 | 298 | 0.319 (1) | 0.086 ± 0.034 (3) | 0.054 ± 0.037 (3) | |
| MN-M-1 to MN-M-3/C | 0 | 1.000 (3) | 1.000 (2) | 1.000 (3) | |
| MN-M-1 to MN-M-3/S1 | 201 ± 14 | 0.613 ± 0.087 (3) | 0.472 ± 0.084 (2) | 0.398 ± 0.050 (3) | 0.190 |
| MN-M-1 to MN-M-3/S2 | 308 ± 5 | 0.253 ± 0.033 (3) | 0.196 ± 0.110 (2) | 0.197 ± 0.074 (3) | 0.802 |
a
Values given are averages for each separate experiment ± standard deviations (MN-M-1, MN-M-2, or MN-M-3) as well as sample composite averages for two (MN-M-2 and MN-M-3 for E1A samples) or all three (MN-M-1, MN-M-2, and MN-M-3 for DNA samples) experiments ± standard errors of the means.
b
NA, not available.