Table 2.

Percentage of injury in Listeria monocytogenes CECT 4031 cells after different exposure times to mild heat (55°C) applied alone or in presence of 0.3 mM thymol and/or 0.3 mM carvacrol.

Time (min)	55°C	55°C + thymol	55°C + carvacrol	55°C + thymol + carvacrol
5	76.27 ± 11.60aA	92.76 ± 3.25aB	98.19 ± 0.59aC	99.53 ± 0.14aD
10	79.78 ± 12.21aA	97.25 ± 1.58bB	99.16 ± 0.72abBC	99.79 ± 0.06bC
15	90.74 ± 2.43aA	99.12 ± 0.36bB	99.44 ± 0.48bBC	99.82 ± 0.05bC
20	97.33 ± 2.58bA	99.24 ± 0.56bA	99.75 ± 0.25bA	99.89 ± 0.12bcA
30	98.39 ± 0.69bA	99.04 ± 1.02bAB	99.87 ± 0.20bB	≥99.99cB

^a–cThe same lowercase letters indicate that there are no significant differences in columns.

^A–DThe same capital letters indicate that there are no significant differences in rows.