Table 7.

Mean coefficients of variation for all strains at each time point for both growth curves

Time (days)	CV (%)
	Viable count (CFU/ml)	qPCR (GE/ml)
0	16.59	10.68
7	21.39	18.18
14	20.85	5.38
21	15.61	10.33
28	15.41	5.82
35	25.00	9.21
42	18.77	5.95
49	28.50	3.60
63	18.45	12.79
98	31.70	15.43
140	44.99	3.74