| Viable C. estertheticum cell counts after temperature and UV-C treatment1 | ||||||
| Temperature Treatment |
No. of cells (log CFU/cm²)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Treatment | UV-C Treatment | Distilled Water | PowerFoam | BioDestroy | PAA | |
| 80°C | 5.62 ± 0.01 A | 1.17 ± 0.49 B | 5.52 ± 0.13 A | 5.32 ± 0.05 A | ND2 | 5.15 ± 0.18 A |
| Room Temperature | 5.76 ± 0.04 A | 1.14 ± 1.61 B | 5.73 ± 0.04 A | 5.09 ± 0.27 A | ND2 | 5.61 ± 0.01 A |
| 1 Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations. Values with different uppercase letters in each row are significantly different (P < 0.05). | ||||||
| 2 ND, not detected. | ||||||