Table 8. Antibacterial efficacy of peracetic acid B on carcasses and contaminated water

Classification			50 ppm	100 ppm	150 ppm	200 ppm	SEM	p-value
Before treatment	Carcasses	General bacteria	4,525.0	4,525.0	4,525.0	4,525.0	9.71	0.99
	Carcasses	Escherichia coli	665.0	665.0	665.0	665.0	17.21	0.97
	Contaminated water	General bacteria	3.6×10⁸	3.6×10⁸	3.6×10⁸	3.6×10⁸	1.4×10⁷	0.97
	Contaminated water	E. coli	3.8×10⁷	3.6×10⁷	3.6×10⁷	3.6×10⁷	1.7×10⁶	0.98
After treatment	Carcasses	General bacteria	1,051.5^b	996.5^c	774.0^b	341.0^b	195.14	<0.05
	Carcasses	E. coli	247.5^b	224.0^b	100.0^b	51.7^b	44.04	<0.05
	Contaminated water	General bacteria	1.8×10^8b	1.7×10^8b	1.3×10^8b	1.2×10^8a	2.4×10⁷	0.07
	Contaminated water	E. coli	1.5×10^7a	1.1×10^7b	9.5×10^6a	6.1×10^6b	3.6×10⁶	<0.05
Redution rate (%)¹⁾	Carcasses	General bacteria	76.81^bc	78.65^b	82.91^b	92.56^a	7.00	<0.05
	Carcasses	E. coli	62.82^b	66.37^b	85.01^ab	92.25^a	14.27	<0.05
	Contaminated water	General bacteria	51.27^b	52.91^b	62.95^b	66.00^b	7.31	0.06
	Contaminated water	E. coli	61.44^b	69.22^ab	73.41^ab	82.96^a	8.97	<0.05

Each values are mean±SD of at least three repeated experiments.
(Initial bacterial count – Count of bacteria after 10 min) / Initial bacterial count × 100.
Values with different letters within a row are different at p<0.05.