Table 1 Comparison of CFU and acid/HPLC to quantify the amount of DNA in bacteria

B. subtilis

1.32 ± 0.034 (n = 3)^a

1.62 ± 0.029 (n = 3)

M. smegmatis

6.10 ± 0.906 (n = 5)^b

15.91 ± 0.338 (n = 5)