TABLE 2.

Identification of AHL-producing bacteria isolated from vacuum-packed meat by replica plating

Sample no.	Storage time (days)	No. of isolates	Total no. of AHL-positive isolates	No. of isolates (AHL positive)
				H. alvei	Serratia sp.	Other Enterobacteriaceae	Non-Enterobacteriaceae
1	0	11	3		1	1	1
	4	2
	7	3	1				1
	14
	21
	28
2	0	6	6	6
	7	3	3	3
	14	8	8	8
	21	18	18	17	1
	28	14	14	14
3	0	1	1				1
	7	6	6		6
	14	2	2		2
	21
	28	1	1		1
4	0
	7	2	2	2
	14
	21	3	3	3
	28	9	8	4	4
5	0	5	4	1	2	1
	7	6	6	2		3	1
	14	8	8	6	2
	21	2	2	1	1
Total		110	96	67	20	5	4