Growth conditions

Incubation time (d)

Log CFU/ml

% increase (decrease) in log CFU/ml

NB + 20% NaCl, 37˚C

0

1

4

5.5

5.9

7.1

-

7

29

NB + 0.3% thyme extract, 37˚C

0

1

4

5.4

7.8

7.2

-

44

33

NB + 0.1% ascorbic acid, 37˚C

0

1

4

5.3

7.4

7.2

-

40

36

NB, 5˚C

0

12

5.2

4.8

-

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