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. 2005 Jun 28;11(24):3660–3664. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i24.3660

Table 5.

Effect of magnetic separation time on recovery (n = 5, mean±SD).

Magnetic separation time (min) Colony forming unit (CFU/mL) Recovery1 (%)
1 40.80±6.91 42.50±7.19
2b 88.20±6.30 91.88±6.56
3 90.00±5.70 93.75±5.94
4 91.00±6.89 94.79±7.18
5 90.40±5.59 94.17±5.83
b

P<0.01 vs 1 min of magnetic separation time.

1

There were 96 CFU/mL in the dilution (mean of five samples).