| Viable Pseudomonas poae cell counts on stainless steel coupons with and without UV-C treatment1,2,3,4 | ||||||
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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 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Room Temperature | ND | ND | ND | 3.33±0.15 A | 4.82±0.69 A | 5.57±0.39 A |
| 1 Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations. Values with different uppercase letters in each row are significantly different (P < 0.05). | ||||||
| 2 Detection limit: 1.18 log CFU/cm2. | ||||||
| 3 ND, not detected. | ||||||
| 4 The values for the 80°C group represent one data replicate, while the values for the Room Temperature group represent two data replicates. | ||||||