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. 2015 Oct 30;81(23):8008–8021. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02216-15

TABLE 5.

Parameter estimates of the meta-analysis model predicting the mean log reduction of Salmonella spp. in fresh produce as a function of sanitizer, sanitizer concentration, and washing time and temperature

Parameter Meana SE Pr > |t| AIC/BIC
Predictors of R
    Sanitizer
        AA 3.622 A 0.504 <0.0001 850/908
        ASC 8.095 G 0.517 <0.0001
        CA 4.010 B 0.500 <0.0001
        CD 8.225 G 0.672 <0.0001
        HP 4.451 C 0.553 <0.0001
        LA 3.797 A 0.515 <0.0001
        MA 4.000 B 0.532 <0.0001
        PAA 6.675 EF 0.504 <0.0001
        SAEW 6.901 F 0.755 <0.0001
        SDS 3.779 A 0.582 <0.0001
        SH 5.980 D 0.436 <0.0001
        TSP 6.315 E 0.535 <0.0001
    Log concn 0.771 0.070 <0.0001
    Temp ND
    Time 0.049 0.007 <0.0001
Variances
    s2u (intercept) 1.269 I2 = 80%
    s2 (residual) 0.313
a

Different letters indicate that sanitizers have significantly-different effects. ND, not determined. Temperature effect could not be estimated, as log reduction values for Salmonella spp. were mostly obtained at ambient temperature (mean = 22.5°C).