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Table 2 Parameter estimates for B. anthracis ∆Sterne and B. thuringiensis Al Hakam on APC

From: Response surface modeling for hot, humid air decontamination of materials contaminated with Bacillus anthracis ∆Sterne and Bacillus thuringiensis Al Hakam spores

Model term

Parameter estimate

Standard error

t-value

P-value

B. anthracis ∆Sterne

    

Intercept

17.5984

0.9562

18.405

3.4646 × 10−7

Block (b)

−0.7847

1.1276

−0.696

0.5089

x 1

6.7224

0.8281

8.118

8.3006 × 10−5

x 2

6.2954

0.8281

7.602

0.0001

x 3

6.7968

0.8281

8.208

7.7356 × 10−5

x 1 x 2

−2.685

0.9636

−2.786

0.0271

x 1 x 3

−3.449

0.9636

−3.579

0.0090

x 2 x 3

−2.8576

0.9636

−2.965

0.0209

x 2 1

−3.6926

1.3148

−2.809

0.0262

x 2 2

−3.3049

1.3148

−2.514

0.0402

x 2 3

−2.7348

1.3148

−2.08

0.0761

B. thuringiensis Al Hakam

   

Intercept

16.8775

1.5466

10.912

1.1998 × 10−5

Block (b)

−0.7869

1.8239

−0.431

0.6791

x 1

7.5240

1.3394

5.617

0.0008

x 2

7.5517

1.3394

5.638

0.0008

x 3

7.2767

1.3394

5.433

0.0010

x 1 x 2

−3.6367

1.5587

−2.333

0.0524

x 1 x 3

−3.5525

1.5587

−2.279

0.0567

x 2 x 3

−2.7313

1.5587

−1.752

0.1232

x 2 1

−1.4004

2.1266

−0.658

0.5313

x 2 2

−4.6715

2.1266

−2.197

0.0640

x 2 3

−3.3409

2.1266

−1.571

0.1602

  1. Df = 1 for estimates.