Table 3.

Effect of culture pH on the adhesion of pathogenic bacteria to polystyrene and glass.

Organism	pH	Relative adhesion (%)
		Solid surfaces
		Polystyrene	Glass
A. hydrophila	6	48.8 ± 0.4	50.8 ± 2.6
	7	50.6 ± 1.9	54.2 ± 3.5
	8	45.0 ± 5.1	44.6 ± 4.3
E. coli O157:H7	6	39.4 ± 2.0	40.7 ± 0.6
	7	42.1 ± 2.4	42.1 ± 0.5
	8	39.3 ± 2.1	39.5 ± 1.1
S. enteritidis	6	54.6 ± 5.3	55.3 ± 2.5
	7	56.7 ± 3.4	55.1 ± 3.0
	8	62.11 ± 2.3	54.31 ± 3.8
S. aureus	6	58.6 ± 3.2	55.6 ± 3.5
	7	54.4 ± 5.6	51.1 ± 8.3
	8	46.61 ± 4.2	46.71 ± 1.8