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| Figure 2: Persistence of Vibrio vulnificus in naturally contaminated oyster tissue (Experiment 4) subjected to flow-through depuration at 15°C (test tank) over a 6-day period as determined by Most Probable Number (MPN) analysis. Graph represents log of MPN/gram of oyster meat. Dotted line represents the 30 MPN/g threshold of reduction required by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for validation of the system. |
