Treatments

Heterotrophic bacteria, fungi and Enterobacteriaceae counts (log₁₀cfu/g) per two weeks

Week 0

Week 2

Week 4

Week 6

Week 8

Viable heterotrophic bacteria

Control

2.32 ± 0.04^Aa

5.67 ± 0.04^Ab

6.22 ± 0.09^Ac

6.69 ± 0.21^Ac

8.76 ± 0.08^Ad

WH(OG)-EO

2.32 ± 0.07^Aa

2.91 ± 0.03^Ba

3.33 ± 0.04^Bb

3.49 ± 0.04^Bb

5.89 ± 0.04^Bc

MHF(OG)-EO

2.37 ± 0.03^Aa

2.16 ± 0.15^Ba

3.82 ± 0.19^Bb

4.96 ± 0.01^Cc

6.11 ± 0.09 ^Cd

WH(OB)-EO

2.37 ± 0.03^Aa

4.82 ± 0.19^Cb

4.49 ± 0.04^Cb

4.89 ± 0.09^Cb

6.71 ± 0.02^Cc

MHF(OB)-EO

2.36 ± 0.03^Aa

4.79 ± 0.01^Cb

4.87 ± 0.04^Cb

5.92 ± 0.04^Dc

7.21 ± 0.24^De

Fungi

Control

3.48 ± 0.01^Aa

6.59 ± 0.00^Ab

6.66 ± 0.05^Ab

8.63 ± 0.01^Ac

9.96 ± 0.04^Ad

WH(OG)-EO

3.33 ± 0.01^Aa

4.64 ± 0.50^Bb

5.60 ± 0.45^Bc

6.85 ± 0.09^Bd

6.97 ± 0.03^Bd

MHF(OG)-EO

3.35 ± 0.04^Aa

5.63 ± 0.19^Cb

5.99 ± 0.01^Bb

7.05 ± 0.08^Cc

7.79 ± 0.21^Cc

WH(OB)-EO

3.41 ± 0.02^Aa

5.94 ± 0.03^Cb

6.24 ± 0.21^Ac

7.68 ± 0.05^Cd

8.80 ± 0.08^De

MHF(OB)-EO

3.44 ± 0.01^Aa

6.32 ± 0.09^Ab

6.42 ± 0.03^Ab

8.07 ± 0.09^Ac

8.97 ± 0.11^Dc

Enterobacteriaceae

Control

2.53 ± 0.04^Aa

3.59 ± 0.05^Ab

5.31 ± 0.04^Ac

5.97 ± 0.02^Ac

6.58 ± 0.02^Ad

WH(OG)-EO

1.53 ± 0.02^Ba

2.43 ± 0.04^Bb

2.95 ± 0.03^Bb

4.20 ± 0.03^Bc

4.59 ± 0.04^Bc

MHF(OG)-EO

1.70 ± 0.03^Ba

2.69 ± 0.11^Bb

3.89 ± 0.09^Cc

4.63 ± 0.02^Bd

4.86 ± 0.06^Bd

WH(OB)-EO

2.28 ± 0.09^Aa

2.53 ± 0.03^Ba

4.50 ± 0.07^Db

4.34 ± 0.03^Bb

5.64 ± 0.04^Cc

MHF(OB)-EO

2.22 ± 0.05^Aa

3.49 ± 0.15^Ab

3.90 ± 0.09^Cb

5.48 ± 0.15^Ac

6.49 ± 0.02^Ad