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. 2016 Oct 14;82(21):6490–6496. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01838-16

TABLE 1.

pH and aW measurements of four foods to which E. aerogenes bacteria are transferred from common household surfaces

Food type Mean aW ± SD Mean pH ± SD
Bread 0.95 ± 0.01 5.80 ± 0.02
Butter 0.97 ± 0.01 6.25 ± 0.03
Gummy candy 0.72 ± 0.01 2.80 ± 0.03
Watermelon 0.99 ± 0.01 5.43 ± 0.01