TABLE 3.
Mixed culture recovery after temperature shifts
| Day | Temp shift (°C)a | MCR results forb:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | K. pneumoniae | E. faecalis | E. aerogenes | S. choleraesuis | ||
| 98 | 4 | 2+, 2− | 1+, 2− | 2+, 1− | 2+ | 1+, 1− |
| 37 | 2+, 1−, 1 mixed | 1+, 1− | 2+, 2− | 10 mixed | 1+, 2− | |
| 196 | 4 | 2+, 2− | 1+, 1− | 2− | 2+, 2− | 2+, 1− |
| 37 | 2+, 2− | 2+ | 2+, 1− | 10 mixed | 1+, 2−, 1 mixed | |
a
The temperature to which the cultures were shifted for 24 h prior to the performance of the MCR test. See the text for details.
b
See footnote b of Table 1 for an explanation of the nomenclature.