| Viable C. estertheticum cell counts on stainless steel coupons with and without UV-C treatment1,2,3 | ||||||
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No. of cells (log CFU/cm²)
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| Temperature Treatment |
UV-C Treatment
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No Treatment
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| Day 0 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 0 | Day 2 | Day 4 | |
| 80°C | 0.88 | ND | ND | 1.72 | 1.48 | 1.48 |
| Room Temperature | ND | 1.33±0.15 | ND | 1.15±1.15 | 2.71±0.16 | 2.53±0.31 |
| 1 Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations. | ||||||
| 2 ND, not detected. | ||||||
| 3 The values for the 80°C group represent one data replicate, while the values for the Room Temperature group represent two data replicates. | ||||||