Table 3.

Growth of L. monocytogenes during maturation of samples of an Arabian Kareesh cheese inoculated with the bacteriocin producer strain Lact. Plantarum UG1

Time (day)	Samples of Kareesh cheese without Lact. plantarum (control)	Samples of Kareesh cheese Inoculated by
		Lact. plantarum UG1	BAC
zero	2 × 106	2 × 106	2 × 106
1	7 × 107	3.2 × 105	7 × 107
2	3 × 108	1.1 × 105	2.9 × 108
3	1.1 × 109	6.6 × 104	1 × 109
4	1.3 × 109	2.3 × 104	1.3 × 109
5	1.1 × 109	1.1 × 104	1.1 × 109
6	2.2 × 109	9.3 × 103	2.2 × 109
7	3.3 × 109	6 × 103	1 × 109
8	2.2 × 109	6.2 × 103	9.9 × 108
9	1.2 × 109	3.3 × 103	8.6 × 108
10	2 × 109	2 × 102	8 × 108