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Chapter 3<br />

Table 3.1: The density <strong>of</strong> cells recovered from the 5 surfaces after<br />

sonication for 7, 10 and 14 minutes<br />

Strain Sonication Time Glass Steel Polycarbonate Concrete Tile<br />

(KHz) (min)<br />

SL1344 20 7 6.24 7.01 6.44 7.28 7.71<br />

SL1344 20 10 6.09 6.87 6.24 7.17 7.59<br />

SL1344 20 14 5.70 6.17 5.40 6.87 7.40<br />

S09-0419 20 7 6.30 6.67 6.44 7.52 7.60<br />

S09-0419 20 10 5.87 6.57 6.17 7.28 7.40<br />

S09-0419 20 14 5.40 6.09 5.70 7.04 7.22<br />

Table 3.1 represent the Log 10 density <strong>of</strong> cells recovered from the surfaces<br />

(CFU/coupon). Strains examined included Salmonella enterica subspecies<br />

enterica Serovar Typhimurium (SL1344) and S. Typhimurium S09-0419.<br />

After 168 hour bi<strong>of</strong>ilm formation the coupons were sonicated for 20<br />

kiloHertz (kHz) for 1, 10 and 14 minutes (min) in a saline solution followed<br />

by enumeration using the plate count method.<br />

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