Table 3.

p values of bacterial counts in paired comparisons of treatment groups (log CFU/ml)

Group	Control	MW	AB
MW	0.545	–	0.034a
AB	0.008a	0.034a	–
MW+AB	< 0.001a	< 0.001a	< 0.001a

MW microwave, AB antibiotic, SD standard deviation

^aThe mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level