Microwave oven

Samsung MW5592W [9] [10]

Samsung MW5592W [11]

Panasonic

Mn-5853C [12]

Toshiba

ER-754BTC [13]

Microorganism

(growth temperature)

Bacteriophage

T4 and T7 (37˚C)

Bacteriophage

T4 (37˚C)

E. coli C29

(37˚C)

E. coli C29

(10, 26 and 37˚C)

Microwave

CW power

1000 W*

1000 W*

800 W

650 W

microwave power setting

Full power

Full power

Medium to low power

5 out of 9 levels

Estimated applied power

1000 W

1000 W

400 W

325 W

Rotating glass carousel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Oven volume

1 cuft* (28.3 L)

1 cuft* (28.3 L)

Not given

Not given

Ice bath

10 ml frozen ice centrifuge tube**

packed ice in

1 L glass beaker

500 ml glass beaker

filled with ice

N/A

Ice water bath

N/A

N/A

Large bucket

suspension vol. and vessel

4 ml in 30 ml centrifuge tube**

0.5 ml in

glass Petri dish**

10 ml in 50 ml beaker**

10 ml in

Petri dish***

Irradiation time (s)

5, 10, 15, 20, 25

10, 20, 30, 40

15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40

20, 40

Final suspension temperature

60˚C at 20 s [9]

Not given [10]

Not given

29˚C at 40 s

26˚C ± 1˚C