3. Results and discussion
The OSU-6 high-voltage pulse generator was transported from
Ohio State University to the Eastern Regional Research Center
where it was tested using buffered peptone water (BPW). At a tem-
perature of 55 ?C and an electric field strength of 28.0 kV/cm, E. coli
(ATCC 35218) was inactivated by 3.25 ± 1.06 log cfu/ml as
presented in Table 1.