TABLE 2.
S. enterica populations on tomato fruit
Cultivar and fruit color | Mean log10 CFU ± SD |
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2 dpi |
Fruit |
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Fruit, pedicel, calyx | Pedicel, calyx | Fruit | 7 dpi | 1 hpi | |
H7996 | |||||
Red | 3.8 ± 0.1 | 5.5 ± 0.1 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 4.7 ± 0.8 | NTa |
Green | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | NT |
WVa700 | |||||
Red | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 5.2 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ± 0.6 |
Green | 3.7 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 1.4 | 1.2 ± 0.2 |
NT, not tested.