Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Sample | Incubation time (h) | Antibacterial properties | Bacteria yielded growth valuesd | |
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Viable bacteria (CFUa/ml) | Antibacterial activity valuec | |||
Before incubation | 0 | 1.00 × 105 | – | |
100 wt% pulp paper | 18 | 1.58 × 107 | −0.05 | |
Paper containing 20wt% of theca | 18 | 1.10 × 107 | 0.11 | |
Paper containing 40wt% of theca | 18 | 9.20 × 106 | 0.19 | |
Paper containing 60wt% of theca | 18 | 3.96 × 105 | 1.55 | |
Only ground outer theca | 18 | NDb | ∞ | |
Only bacteria | 18 | 1.42 × 107 | – | 2.15 |