TABLE 2.
Inactivation and germination of spores of B. subtilis SASP mutants after pressure treatment for 120 min at 600 MPa and 40°C
| Strain | Log percentage
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Surviving spores | Ungerminated spores | |
| PS832 (wild type) | 0.60 ± 0.3 | −2.9 ± 0.3 |
| PS356 (SASP α−β−) | −0.36 ± 0.3 | −3.3 ± 1.0 |
| PS483 (SASP γ−) | 0.55 ± 0.3 | −3.1 ± 0.2 |
| PS482 (SASP α−β−γ−) | −0.80 ± 0.6 | −3.8 ± 0.5 |