Research Article
Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Bacterial Microflora Associated with Human Amniotic Membrane
Table 2
Radiation response of bacterial isolates.
| Organisms | Total number of isolates | Survive up to radiation dose (KGy) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Streptococcus spp. | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | Nil | Pseudomonas spp. | 5 | 5 | 3 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Bacillus spp. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Total | 41 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 2 | Nil | % Survival | ā | 100% | 97.5% | 63.4% | 43.9% | 17.1% | 4.8% | Nil |
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