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. 2010 Oct 27;49(1):405–408. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01359-10

TABLE 5.

The recovery of heat- and acid-injured E. coli O157:H7 cells on TSA, CT-SMAC, and GMAC

Medium No. of CFU/ml recovereda
Heat treatment (60°C for 1.5 min) Acid treatment (1% lactic acid for 10 min)
TSA 7.41 ± 0.07a 7.80 ± 0.04a
GMAC 7.08 ± 0.03a 5.82 ± 0.30b
CT-SMAC 5.13 ± 0.30b 3.40 ± 0.41c
a

Means ± standard deviations with different letters within a column are significantly different (P < 0.05).