Growth conditions

Incubation time (d)

Log CFU/ml

% increase (decrease) in log CFU/ml

NB + 20% NaCl, 37˚C

0

4

5.6

5.6

-

0

NB + 0.3% thyme extract, 37˚C

0

4

5.4

7.0

-

30

NB + 0.1% ascorbic acid, 37˚C

0

4

5.3

7.1

-

34

NB, 5˚C

0

12

5.5

5.0

-

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