Table 1 Inactivation rate constants versus irradiation wavelength for unstained and stained E. coli strains.

λ (nm)	Γ_O1	Γ_O1CV	Γ_AT	Γ_ATCV	Γ_DH5α	Γ_DH5αCV
420	0.020	0.015 (0.015)	0.017	0.013 (0.013)	0.023	0.012 (0.011)
500	0.0026	0.008 (0.008)	0.0017	0.005 (0.005)	0.0061	0.016 (0.017)
600	0.0003	0.004 (0.004)	0.0005	0.007 (0.007)	0.0011	0.015 (0.016)
650	0.0003	0.001 (0.001)	0.0005	0.002 (0.002)	0.0011	0.004 (0.004)

The rate constants of unstained samples (Γ_O1, Γ_AT, and Γ_DH5α) were determined by experimentally obtained CFU, whereas the rate constants of stained samples (Γ_O1CV, Γ_ATCV, and Γ_DH5αCV) were theoretically determined by using Eq. (3). Here, we denote the experimentally determined rate constants for stained E. coli strains in the parentheses as a comparison.

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