Table 1. Number (log CFU/sprout) of the different L. monocytogenes on sprouts after 1 and 3 days of growth.
| Strain | Alfalfa | Radish | Broccoli | |||
| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 1 | Day 3 | |
| 10403 wild type | 0.6±0.6 Aa | 2.5±1.5 A | 4.0±0.8 A | 5.5±0.5 A | 2.0±1.1 A | 4.5±0.3 A |
| 10403ΔflaA | 0.3±0.3 A | 1.0±0.8 B | 3.9±0.9 A | 5.4±0.2 A | 1.8±1.3 A | 4.7±0.6 A |
| 10403ΔmotAB | 0.6±0.6 A | 2.8±0.7 A | 3.7±1.1 A | 5.0±0.4 A | 2.2±1.1 A | 4.5±0.2 A |
| RM2387 wild type | 1.4±0.9 A | 5.1±0.4 A | 4.7±0.7 A | 6.7±0.3 A | 2.5±0.6 A | 5.1±0.5 A |
| RM2387ΔflaA | 0.07±0.07 A | 2.4±1.0 B | 3.5±1.0 B | 5.6±0.2 B | 1.1±0.7 B | 4.6±0.2 A |
| RM2387ΔmotAB | 0.25±0.25 A | 4.0±1.1 A | 4.7±0.8 A | 6.7±0.5 A | 2.6±0.6 A | 5.1±0.4 A |
| RM2992 wild type | 0.2±0.2 A | 0.6±1.0 A | 3.9±0.8 A | 5.3±0.3 A | 1.1±1.0 A | 3.9±0.6 AB |
| RM2992ΔflaA | 0.2±0.2 A | 0.7±0.5 A | 3.7±0.7 A | 5.2±0.4 A | 0.6±0.5 A | 3.1±0.6 A |
| RM2992ΔmotAB | 0.2±0.2 A | 1.1±1.1 A | 3.6±0.5 A | 5.6±0.3 A | 0.9±0.8 A | 4.3±0.6 B |
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For each set of parent and isogenic mutant strains within a column, numbers followed by the same letter are not statistically different, and a different letter indicates a statistical difference.