FIG. 3.

Growth of S. uberis in skim milk containing different concentrations of Mn²⁺. The data are the geometric means of the number of S. uberis 0140J CFU (solid bars) (n = 3) or AJS001 CFU (open bars) (n = 5) detected in skim milk containing MnSO₄ at different concentrations following incubation at 37°C for 24 h. The error bars indicate standard errors. Both strains were inoculated into milk to a density of ∼10³ CFU/ml. S. uberis strain 0140J was investigated only in milk samples containing 0 and 4 μM MnSO₄.