FIG. 3.
Log spore counts (N) of B. amyloliquefaciens TMW 2.479 spores after combined pressure/temperature treatments with isothermal holding times in THB (pH 5.15). Spore counts are depicted relative to the spore counts of untreated samples (N0). (A) 100°C; (B) 110°C; (C) 120°C. The pressure level was 800 MPa (○), 900 MPa (▪), 1,000 MPa (□), 1,100 MPa (▾), 1,200 MPa (▿), or 0.1 MPa (◊). Lines dropping below the x axis indicate spore counts below the detection limit [log(N/N0) = −6.5].