Table 4. Detection limit of E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) N6 between DFI and real-time PCR after 40 mL sample spin down

Inoculation concentration E. sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) N6
40 mL spin down (log cfu/mL) P/T1)
6 h 24 h 6 h 24 h
56 cfu/30 g 5.78 9.83 2/2 2/2
7 cfu/30 g 5.22 10 2/2 2/2
2 cfu/30 g 5.05 10 2/2 2/2
0 cfu/30 g - - 0/2 0/2
Positive number per total number analyzed by real-time PCR.
DFI, Druggan-Forsythe-Iversen.