TABLE 5.
Effect of dry heating on isolation of Sporichthya spp.
| Length of dry heating at 80°C (h) | No. of colonies (102 CFU/g of soil)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample BS665
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Sample BS793
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Sample BS1126
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|
Sporichthya spp. |
Actinomycetesa | Nonfilamentous bacteria |
Sporichthya spp. |
Actinomycetesa | Nonfilamentous bacteria |
Sporichthya spp. |
Actinomycetesa | Nonfilamentous bacteria |
|
| 0 | 35 (32.7)b | 19 | 54 | 11 (23.9) | 5 | 29 | 39 (43.1) | 12 | 40 |
| 1 | 63 (69.9) | 17 | 10 | 15 (33.8) | 11 | 17 | 129 (87.7) | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | 57 (75.9) | 12 | 6 | 11 (39.0) | 11 | 6 | 57 (73.5) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | 36 (66.7) | 13 | 5 | 7 (34.5) | 9 | 3 | 47 (86.4) | 4 | 3 |
a
Actinomycetes other than Sporichthya spp.
b
The values in parentheses are percentages.