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Table 1 Viable cell numbers of the tested samples before and after DEP treatment determined by plate counting on MOX plates, along with the calculated percentage differences.

From: Effects of Dielectrophoresis on Growth, Viability and Immuno-reactivity of Listeria monocytogenes

Sample

Cell number before DEP treatment (in 50 μl)

Cell number after DEP treatment (in 50 μl)

Percentage change

1

(2.60 ± 0.99) × 108

(6.30 ± 0.71) × 107

-75.8%

2

(4.60 ± 0.61) × 108

(4.70 ± 1.41) × 107

-89.7%

3

(4.75 ± 1.27) × 108

(2.05 ± 0.87) × 108

-56.8%

4

(1.60 ± 0.41) × 108

(3.30 ± 0.64) × 107

-68.9 %

  1. Cell numbers were averaged from colony counts on 3–5 plates.
  2. DEP treatment: 5 MHz and 20 Vpp for 4 h.