TABLE 3.
Comparison of percentage of coverage from the DUWS biofilm samples
| Sample | % Coverage from biofilm samples taken from:
|
n | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water lines
|
Air lines
|
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| Avg | Minimum | Maximum | Avg | Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Water source | |||||||
| Soft | 21 | 0.1 | 62 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| Hard | 48 | 0.01 | 94 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 74 | 27 |
| Deionized | 54 | 0.5 | 94 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 8 |
| Distilled | 44 | 5 | 83 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Supply type | |||||||
| Tank fed | 33 | 25 | 50 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 8 | 3 |
| Bottle fed | 41 | 10 | 94 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 64 | 29 |
| Main fed | 50 | 0.1 | 92 | 10 | 0.1 | 74 | 15 |
| Total | 43 | 0.01 | 94 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 74 | 47 |