Table I
Influence of the sonication process on temperature changes and the number of Campylobacter coli [log CFU/ml].
| Time [min] | 37 kHz | 80 kHz | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. coli | SD | C. coli ATCC 33559 | SD | Temperature [°C] | C. coli | SD | C. coli ATCC 33559 | SD | Temperature [°C] | |
| 0 | 6.75 | ± 0.7 | 6.78 | ± 1.0 | 20 | 6.86 | ± 0.9 | 6.83 | ± 1.0 | 21 |
| 5 | 6.36 | ± 0.5 | 6.38 | ± 0.8 | 23 | 6.43 | ± 0.6 | 6.38 | ± 0.8 | 27 |
| 10 | 5.25 | ± 0.5 | 5.18 | ± 0.4 | 24 | 4.18 | ± 0.5 | 4.11 | ± 0.4 | 31 |
| 15 | 5.00 | ± 0.4 | 5.04 | ± 0.7 | 28 | 3.95 | ± 0.7 | 3.84 | ± 0.5 | 33 |
| 20 | 4.90 | ± 0.6 | 4.84 | ± 0.6 | 30 | 3.84 | ± 0.7 | 3.60 | ± 0.4 | 36 |
| 25 | 4.48 | ± 0.4 | 4.30 | ± 0.5 | 34 | 3.48 | ± 0.4 | 3.00 | ± 0.3 | 37 |
| 30 | 4.04 | ± 0.3 | 3.95 | ± 0.4 | 36 | 3.08 | ± 0.5 | 2.48 | ± 0.5 | 39 |