Table 1.
ALI | LLI | |||||
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Detached | Attached | Total | Detached | Attached | Total | |
Mean | 6.06 | 7.19 | 7.24 | 6.23 | 6.94 | 7.15 |
SD | 0.99 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.91 |
SEM | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
Detached = cells washed off by rinsing; attached = cells remaining on the membrane after washing and detached from the membrane after sonication; total = the sum of detached and attached. The mean value, standard deviation (SD), and standard error of mean results (SEM) are expressed as Log(CFU/mL) of n = 18