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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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Table 6. Candidate Method Testing Results for Sprouts Matrix ‘Screening

Stage’ and ‘Confirmation Stage’ (25 g Sprouts Analyzed via the 3M

TM

MDA)

Sample Number

Inoculum Level

3M MDS

18 h

CT-SMAC #1 CT-SMAC

#2

Rainbow

O Serology H Serology

VITEK Confirmation

1

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

2

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

3

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

4

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

5

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

6

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

7

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

8

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

9

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

10

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

11

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

12

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

13

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

14

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

15

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

16

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

17

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

18

LOW

=

=

=

=

=

=

19

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

20

LOW

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

1

HIGH

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

2

HIGH

=

=

=

=

=

=

3

HIGH

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

4

HIGH

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

5

HIGH

+

+

+

+

+

+

E. coli O157

+

1

UNINOC

=

=

=

=

=

=

2

UNINOC

=

=

=

=

=

=

3

UNINOC

=

=

=

=

=

=

4

UNINOC

=

=

=

=

=

=

5

UNINOC

=

=

=

=

=

=