TABLE 1.
Ranking of C. jejuni isolates used in this study in terms of survival following prolonged incubation in the cold (4°C)
| Isolate | Origin | Log10 CFU/ml on:
|
Rate of viability lossa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 14 | |||
| CJ63 | Clinical | 7.89 | 7.30 | 0.0513 |
| CJ22 | Clinical | 7.70 | 6.92 | 0.0513 |
| CJ45 | Clinical | 7.00 | 6.09 | 0.0650 |
| CJ67 | Clinical | 8.07 | 7.06 | 0.0697 |
| CJ19 | Clinical | 9.26 | 7.74 | 0.1136 |
| CJ17 | Clinical | 9.64 | 7.71 | 0.1171 |
| CJ35 | Poultry | 7.70 | 6.03 | 0.1195 |
| CJ25 | Clinical | 8.09 | 6.04 | 0.1319 |
| CJ26 | Clinical | 7.87 | 5.44 | 0.1659 |
| CJ52 | Poultry | 7.62 | 5.17 | 0.1867 |
| CJ38 | Poultry | 6.83 | 3.25b | 0.2232 |
| CJ37 | Poultry | 7.53 | 4.41 | 0.2236 |
| CJ1 | Poultry | 8.73 | 3.72 | 0.2734 |
| CJ5 | Poultry | 9.14 | 2.94 | 0.4091 |
| CJ41 | Clinical | 6.70 | <1b | 0.4110 |
| CJ7 | Poultry | 9.03 | 2.56 | 0.4230 |
| CJ33 | Poultry | 7.96 | 1.60 | 0.5007 |
| CJ14 | Clinical | 9.75 | 3.27 | 0.5212 |
| CJ3 | Poultry | 8.14 | <1 | 0.6710 |
a
Absolute value of the slope of the linear best fit of the respective cold survival curve. The linear best fit was generated by Microsoft Excel.
b
Represents data on day 15.