Composition of test water Strains with growth inhibition (n=16) Strains with motility inhibition (n=16) Strains with growth and/or motility inhibitions (n=16)
Type of test water Mg
(mg/L)
Ca
(mg/L)
Number (%)* Proportion of strains** Number (%)* Proportion of strains** Number (%)* Proportion of strains**
100-A
100-B
100-C
100-D
100-E
10
15
20
24
0
20
15
7
0
35
1/16 (6%)
0/16 (0%)
0/16 (0%)
1/16 (6%)
1/16 (6%)
13% 1/16 (6%)
1/16 (6%)
2/16 (13%)
3/16 (19%)
2/16 (13%)
31% 2/16 (13%)
1/16 (6%)
2/16 (13%)
4/16 (25%)
3/16 (19%)
44%
250-A
250-B
250-C
250-D
250-E
25
38
50
60
0
50
38
18
0
88
1/16 (6%)
2/16 (13%)
4/16 (25%)
2/16 (13%)
3/16 (19%)
44% 0/16 (0%)
1/16 (6%)
3/16 (19%)
0/16 (0%)
2/16 (13%)
25% 1/16 (6%)
2/16 (13%)
5/16 (31%)
2/16 (13%)
5/16 (31%)
44%
500-A
500-B
500-C
500-D
500-E
50
75
100
120
0
100
75
35
0
175
1/16 (6%)
2/16 (13%)
1/16 (6%)
2/16 (13%)
1/16 (6%)
31% 0/16 (0%)
2/16 (13%)
2/16 (13%)
2/16 (13%)
9/16 (56%)
69% 1/16 (6%)
4/16 (25%)
3/16 (19%)
4/16 (25%)
9/16 (56%)
69%
1000-A
1000-B
1000-C
1000-D
1000-E
100
150
200
240
0
200
150
70
0
350
1/16 (6%)
4/16 (25%)
2/16 (13%)
7/16 (44%)
2/16 (13%)
69% 11/16 (69%)
11/16 (69%)
2/16 (13%)
3/16 (19%)
11/16 (69%)
81% 12/16 (75%)
12/16 (75%)
4/16 (25%)
8/16 (50%)
11/16 (69%)
100%
* Number (%) of strains affected by each type of RDSW.
** Percentage of strains affected by at least one of types A to E.
Table 2: Proportion of strains in which bacterial growth and motility were inhibited with each test water (RDSW).