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Chapter 2<br />

Table 2.4: Mean log 10 density and standard deviation <strong>of</strong> S. Typhimurium strains (measured in Mean Log 10 CFU/coupon)<br />

N Glass Steel Polycarbonate Concrete Tile<br />

Mean SD P Mea SD P Mea SD P Mean SD P Mean SD P<br />

n<br />

n<br />

S. Typhimurium (S09-0419) 9 5.41 0.32 6.28 0.37 6.53 0.45 7.00 0.15 7.23 0.12<br />

S. Typhimurium (S08-0408) 9 5.35 0.49 0.964 5.46 0.74 0.012 5.92 0.70 0.034 6.70 0.23 0.034 7.01 0.17 0.012<br />

S. Typhimurium (SL1344) 9 5.15 0.62 0.503 5.71 0.35 0.426 6.10 0.33 0.595 6.78 0.18 0.376 7.17 0.12 0.047<br />

S. Typhimurium (LT2) 9 6.37 0.22 6.22 0.26 7.19 0.13 7.04 0.05 7.27 0.17<br />

Table 2.4 shows the mean log 10 density <strong>of</strong> cells recovered from the 5 surfaces after 48 hour bi<strong>of</strong>ilm development using 6<br />

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium strains. The standard deviation <strong>of</strong> repeated measures (SD) for<br />

the nine observations (N=9) is also provided. The S. Typhimurium strain S09-0419 which is denoted by bold font in the table,<br />

was used to compare the mean log 10 density the S. Typhimurium strains S08-0408 and SL1344. The difference between the<br />

strains is denoted the p values in the table. The LT2 strain was excluded from all comparisons due to incomplete removal from<br />

the surfaces.<br />

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