Aquatic Biosystems

Table 4 Numbers of colonies after heat treatment at 80°C for varying time.

From: Endospores of halophilic bacteria of the family Bacillaceae isolated from non-saline Japanese soil may be transported by Kosa event (Asian dust storm)

	Number of c.f.u
Heat treatment	Plate 1	Plate 2	Plate 3	Average
0 min	10	18	14	14.0
5 min	17	13	13	14.3
10 min	14	11	16	13.7
30 min	19	12	13	14.7
60 min	16	13	14	14.3

The soil sample used was 84-10 (Toride, I).

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