TABLE 2.
Effects of flooding solutions on Sporichthya isolation
| Flooding solutiona | Time (min) | No. of Sporichthya colonies (102 CFU/g of soil)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample BS665 | Sample BS793 | Sample BS1126 | Avg | ||
| 0.1% Skim milk | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| 30 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 22 | |
| 60 | 61 | 11 | 73 | 48 | |
| 1% Beef extract | 0 | 40 | 0 | 32 | 24 |
| 30 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 17 | |
| 60 | 15 | 3 | 91 | 36 | |
| 1% Tryptone | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | |
| 60 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 12 | |
| 0.1× Potato-carrot broth | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 60 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 15 | |
| 10 mM MOPS (pH 7.0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 60 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Distilled water | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| 30 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
| 60 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 12 | |
a
Compounds were dissolved in 10 mM MOPS (pH 7.0).