FIG. 2.
(A) Thermal death curves for stationary-phase cells of L. plantarum DPC2739 at 60°C (• with solid line), 72°C (▴), and 75°C (▵), for stationary-phase cells of L. plantarum DC400 at 60°C (• with dashed line), and for mid-exponential-phase cells of L. plantarum DPC2739 at 60°C (○). (B) Plot of log of D value versus temperature for stationary-phase cells of L. plantarum DPC2739 (solid line) and DC400 (dashed line). The heat challenges were carried out in sterile milk.