Table 2.
Viable microbial counts results (mean ± SD).
| Sample (n = 3) | Aerobic mesophile | Streptococci | Lactobacilli | FH lactobacilli | Enterococci | Yeasts and molds | Staphylococci | Enterobacteriaceae |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ||||||||
| RM | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 1 ± 0.1 | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.3 |
| RM.H | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 0 ± 0 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0 ± 0 | 1 ± 0 | 0.3 ± 0.3 |
| eRM | 9.2 ± 0*a | 9.1 ± 0.2*a | 9.1 ± 0.2*a | 3.6 ± 0.6*a | 6.8 ± 1.3*a | 4.6 ± 0.4*a | 6.8 ± 0.5*a | 6.5 ± 0.8*a |
| eRM.H | 7.9 ± 0.4*b | 7.7 ± 0.6*ab | 7.6 ± 1.2*a | 3.1 ± 0.7*a | 7 ± 0.7*a | 3.8 ± 1.4*ab | 6.6 ± 1*a | 6.8 ± 1*a |
| eRM.HS | 6.6 ± 0.4*c | 6.1 ± 1.2*b | 4.5 ± 0.8*b | 0.4 ± 0.6b | 4.7 ± 0.7*a | 1.3 ± 1.5b | 6 ± 1.1*a | 3.7 ± 0.4*b |
| B | ||||||||
| NWC | 8.5 ± 0.7 | 7.8 ± 1.1 | 7.7 ± 1.3 | 2.3 ± 1.2 | 2.8 ± 0.6 b | 1.2 ± 2b | 2.3 ± 0.4b | 0.4 ± 0.7b |
| eRWC.y | 8 ± 0.7 | 7.5 ± 0.7 | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 1.9 ab | 4.1 ± 0.8ab | 4 ± 0.6ab | 3.2 ± 1.1ab |
| eRWC.o | 7.3 ± 1 | 6.5 ± 0.2 | 7.4 ± 1.2 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 5.5 ± 0.8ab | 5.7 ± 1.2a | 3.2 ± 1.3ab | 4.8 ± 1.8a |
| eRWC.H.y | 8.3 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 1.1 | 7.8 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 1.2 | 5.9 ± 0.9ab | 4.4 ± 1.1ab | 5.5 ± 1.2a | 4.9 ± 1.2a |
| eRWC.H.o | 7.2 ± 0.7 | 7.2 ± 0.8 | 7.1 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 6.1 ± 0.3a | 5.7 ± 0.3a | 3.3 ± 1.9ab | 3.6 ± 2.3ab |
| eRWC.HS.y | 8.4 ± 1 | 7.7 ± 1.4 | 7.1 ± 1.8 | 1.2 ± 1.6 | 3.3 ± 0.3ab | 2.6 ± 2.3ab | 3 ± 0.4ab | 1.6 ± 1.4ab |
| eRWC.HS.o | 7.2 ± 0.7 | 7 ± 0.5 | 7.2 ± 1.1 | 1.1 ± 1.2 | 4.1 ± 1.9ab | 4.3 ± 2.1ab | 1.5 ± 1.1b | 2.1 ± 1.9ab |
(A) RM, RM.H and eRMs produced. Within each microbial group, significant differences (α = 0.05) are marked with * for the comparisons RH-eRM, RM.H-eRM.H and RM.H-eRM.HS. The significant difference between the three eRMs is instead reported using different letters. (B) NWC and eRWCs: within each microbial group, values with different letters are significantly different. Refer to Figure 1 for samples’ abbreviation.