Fig 1.

Plot showing the final OD₆₀₀s of L. monocytogenes batch cultured in carbon concentrations from 0 to 12.5 g glucose liter⁻¹. A linear correlation between the final OD₆₀₀ and the available carbon concentration in the medium is only given between 0 and 2.5 g glucose liter⁻¹ (linear correlation is shown by the dashed lines). This indicates that the mineral medium is only glucose limited for concentrations up to 2.5 g liter⁻¹. The gray curve (right axis) represents the residual carbon after the bacteria reached stationary phase. The error bars indicate the standard deviations of triplicate samples.