| Variables | Treatments by hours of application | sign | ||||||||||||
| T0H0 | T0H4 | T0H8 | T1H0 | T1H4 | T1H8 | |||||||||
| pH | 6.71 | A | 6.40 | b | 6.13 | c | 6.74 | A | 6.73 | a | 6.68 | a | ** | |
| Total coliforms CFU/cm3 | 100.5 | cd | 338.75 | ab | 477.25 | a | 51.25 | D | 123.0 | bcd | 295.5 | abc | ** | |
| S aureus CFU/cm3 | 31.50 | bc | 102.25 | ab | 160.25 | a | 19.50 | bc | 14.00 | c | 58.75 | bc | ** | |
| Total aerobes CFU/cm3 | 243.75 | B | 434.75 | ab | 618.25 | a | 209.5 | B | 308.3 | b | 418.5 | ab | ** | |
| Mold CFU/cm3 | 12.75 | bc | 14.25 | bc | 28.50 | a | 9.50 | C | 10.25 | bc | 18.00 | ab | ** | |
| Yeasts CFU/cm3 | 0.00 | A | 0.00 | a | 0.00 | a | 0.00 | A | 0.00 | a | 0.00 | a | ns | |