TABLE III

ScanRDI Linearity Data for Individual Test Organisms

Test OrganismLinearity
Slope(r2)y-intercept
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 65381.010.990.72
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 90271.010.991.66
Escherichia coli ATCC 87390.990.991.95
Candida albicans ATCC 102311.010.990.24
Aspergillus brasiliensis ATCC 164040.950.97−1.43
Bacillus atrophaeus NRRL B4418 (spores)0.950.991.72
Mixed planktonic cultures (S. aureus ATCC 6538, E. coli ATCC 8739, C. albicans ATCC 10231)0.990.994.37