Table 2.
Qubit DNA concentration data in ng/ml for time = 0 and time = 24 h incubation for the liquid culture enrichment.
| Time Point in Hours | Endospore Spike Number/9 g Soil | Loam Replicate (Rep.) 1 | Loam Rep. 2 | Loam Rep. 3 | Sand Rep. 1 | Sand Rep. 2 | Sand Rep. 3 | Clay Rep. 1 | Clay Rep. 2 | Clay Rep. 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0.00* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0 | 45 | 30.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0 | 225 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0 | 675 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0 | 1,350 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 47.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 67.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 24 | 4.5 | 12.00 | 64.00 | 113.00 | 55.00 | 283.00 | 295.00 | 534.00 | 0.00 | 157.00 |
| 24 | 45 | 56.50 | 55.00 | 38.00 | 10.00 | 197.00 | 302.00 | 421.00 | 13.00 | 200.00 |
| 24 | 225 | 24.90 | 146.00 | 122.00 | 19.00 | 156.00 | 344.00 | 530.00 | 33.00 | 240.00 |
| 24 | 675 | 17.00 | 56.00 | 370.00 | 15.00 | 318.00 | 348.00 | 676.00 | 39.00 | 216.00 |
| 24 | 1,350 | 37.30 | 119.00 | 125.00 | 19.00 | 30.50 | 431.00 | 615.00 | 134.00 | 393.00 |
*
0.00 = < 10.0 ng/mL. Polymerase chain reaction samples in ng/mL.