Table 1.
Effect of temperature on Lag time (LT) and specific growth rate (SGR), and maximum population density (MPD) of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in broth.
| Strain | 11 °C | 13 °C | 18 °C | 24 °C | 30 °C | 36 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT (h) | V. parahaemolyticus | - | 48.64 ± 5.23 A | 16.94 ± 2.33 B | 2.52 ± 0.16 C | 2.22 ± 0.33 C | 1.61 ± 0.87 C.D |
| V. vulnificus | 127.80 ± 4.97 A | - | 10.49 ± 3.17 B | 4.60 ± 1.09 C | 2.40 ± 0.72 D | 1.46 ± 0.23 E | |
| SGR (log/h) | V. parahaemolyticus | - | 0.035 ± 0.04 E | 0.160 ± 0.14 D | 0.561 ± 0.02 C | 0.847 ± 0.04 B | 1.184 ± 0.35 A |
| V. vulnificus | 0.027 ± 0.08 D | - | 0.365 ± 0.21 B | 0.687 ± 0.22 C | 1.029 ± 0.31 A | 1.096 ± 0.28 A | |
| MPD (log) | V. parahaemolyticus | 9.48 ± 0.11 A | 9.66 ± 0.25 A | 9.12 ± 0.23 A.B | 8.86 ± 1.03 B | 9.74 ± 0.62 A | |
| V. vulnificus | 7.54 ± 1.34 C | - | 8.69 ± 0.77 B | 9.66 ± 0.29 A | 9.62 ± 0.32 A | 9.00 ± 0.85 A,B |
Capital letters (A, B, C, D, E) mean (n = 4) within a row with different superscripts are significantly different at the p < 0.05 level.