TABLE 4.

Effects of pH of the flooding solution on Sporichthya isolation^a

Soil sample	No. of Sporichthya colonies (102 CFU/g of soil) at:
	pH 5	pH 6	pH 7	pH 8	pH 9
BS665	19	37	33	63	49
BS793	3	5	5	6	7
BS1126	68	72	131	215	51

^aThe flooding solution used was 0.1% skim milk in 10 mM MOPS.