TABLE 1.
Bacteriophage assay of brine samples from fermenting sauerkraut
| Timea (days) | Tank pH
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Activity against selected hostc
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| Control tank
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Inoculated tank
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| Control | Inoculatedb | LA74 | LA277 | LA280 | LA10 | BI116 | LA74 | LA277 | LA280 | LA10 | BI116 | |||
| 1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | +++ | − | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4.3 | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | +++ | − | ||
| 3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | ++ | +++ | − | ||
| 7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | − | − | + | − | +++ | − | − | ++ | + | ++ | ||
| 14 | 3.5 | 3.7 | − | − | + | − | ++ | − | − | +++ | − | +++ | ||
| 21 | 3.5 | 3.7 | − | − | + | − | + | − | − | +++ | − | − | ||
| 28 | 3.4 | 3.6 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | ||
a
Elapsed time from the start of the fermentation.
b
Inoculated with LA10.
c
+++, above 300 PFU/plate; ++, 100 to 200 PFU/plate; +, under 100 PFU/plate; −, no plaques. LA74, Pediococcus acidilactici; LA277, Lactobacillus confusus; LA280, Lactobacillus plantarum; LA10, Leuconostoc mesenterodes; BI116, Leuconostoc species (unidentified).