Growth conditions

Incubation time (d)

Log CFU/ml

% increase (decrease) in log CFU/ml

NB + 20% NaCl, 37˚C

0

1

4

6.3

7.6

8.2

-

20

30

NB + 0.3% thyme extract, 37˚C

0

1

4

5.9

8.4

9.2

-

42

56

NB + 0.1% ascorbic acid, 37˚C

0

1

4

5.8

8.3

9.7

-

43

67

NB, 5˚C

0

12

6.1

5.5

-

(10)