Table 1 pH-dependent adsorption efficiency with 1 × 10 10 spores
pH values of the adsorption reaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |
Total units (%) | 0 | 262.55 ± 5.15 (100) | 308.92 ± 11.13 (100) | 353.64 ± 23.80 (100) |
Spore-bound units (%) | 0 | 139.64 ± 5.65 (53.18) | 158.98 ± 2.41 (51.46) | 26.89 ± 4.68 (7.60) |
Unbound-units (%) | 0 | 92.46 ± 8.24 (35.21) | 127.77 ± 12.38 (41.36) | 306.72 ± 26.96 (86.73) |