TABLE 1.

D and z values^a

Bacterium	Heating medium	Temp (°C)	D value (min)	SE	z value (°C)	SE
E. faecalis	Saline solution	56	22.03	0.28	6.75	0.005
	Saline solution	59	7.81	0.18
	Saline solution	61	4.00	0.38
	Whole milk	57	61.73	0.08	6.85	0.037
	Whole milk	59	34.84	0.11
	Whole milk	61	18.48	0.17
	Whole milk	64	5.91	0.16
L. innocua	Saline solution	50	45.66	0.11	5.16	0.055
	Saline solution	54	6.61	0.2
	Saline solution	57	2.03	0.37
	Whole milk	50	68.03	0.25	5.72	0.002
	Whole milk	54	13.7	0.11
	Whole milk	57	4.07	0.13
P. fluorescens	Saline solution	45	54.9	0.21	4.19	0.011
	Saline solution	47	18.2	0.15
	Saline solution	49	6.1	0.45
	Whole milk	48	13	0.14	4.74	0.014
	Whole milk	49	7.98	0.34
	Whole milk	51	2.89	0.21
	Whole milk	53	1.16	0.53
S. Enteritidis	Saline solution	50	14.1	0.14	5.74	0.092
	Saline solution	54	3.71	0.25
	Saline solution	59	0.39	0.19
	Whole milk	48	34.6	0.15	6.53	0.027
	Whole milk	56	2.2	0.38
	Whole milk	60	0.49	0.45

^aCalculated from experimental data for E. faecalis, L. innocua, P. fluorescens, and S. Enteritidis in saline solution (NaCl, 0.75%) and whole milk.