TABLE 2.
Impact of dispersion of samples on CFU counts of unchlorinated and chlorinated suspensions of particle-attached Sphingomonas cells
| Samples | Avg no. of CFU g−1 (SD)a
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|---|---|---|
| With no dispersion of attached bacteria by sonication | After sonication of samplesb | |
| Unchlorinated | 3.7 × 104 (4.0 × 104) | 2.0 × 107 (0.74 × 107) |
| Chlorinated | 1.3 × 101 (1.4 × 101) | 8.3 × 103 (3.7 × 103) |
a
Each value in parentheses indicates the standard deviation of three replicates.
b
Sonication was performed just before pour plating of the samples.