TABLE 5.
The recovery of heat- and acid-injured E. coli O157:H7 cells on TSA, CT-SMAC, and GMAC
| Medium | No. of CFU/ml recovereda |
|
|---|---|---|
| Heat treatment (60°C for 1.5 min) | Acid treatment (1% lactic acid for 10 min) | |
| TSA | 7.41 ± 0.07a | 7.80 ± 0.04a |
| GMAC | 7.08 ± 0.03a | 5.82 ± 0.30b |
| CT-SMAC | 5.13 ± 0.30b | 3.40 ± 0.41c |
Means ± standard deviations with different letters within a column are significantly different (P < 0.05).