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. 2021 Mar 18;16(3):e0248487. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248487

Fig 1. Viability of Escherichia coli K12 on the interior or exterior of N95 masks.

Fig 1

E. coli was inoculated onto 2 cm x 2 cm sections of 3M 1820 N95 masks with samples (N = 3) taken at different times during holding at room temperature. The sections were suspended in saline and vortexed then levels of E. coli enumerated.