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. 2010 Sep 17;76(22):7526–7535. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01280-10

TABLE 1.

Wine strain resistance level codification used for octanoic or decanoic acid resistance

Resistance Maximal MCFA concn allowing growth (mM)
Octanoic acid Decanoic acid
1 0.4 0.2
2 0.6 (+)a 0.25 (+)
3 0.6 (+++)b 0.25 (+++)
4 0.8 (+) 0.3 (+)
5 0.8 (+++) 0.3 (+++)
a

Impaired growth.

b

Normal growth.