TABLE 5.

Cold growth adaptation of L. monocytogenes 08-5578 and its LGI1 deletion mutants, based on the lag phase duration, growth rate, and maximum density reached during incubation at 4°C following a downshift from 37°C^a

L. monocytogenes strain	LPD (h)	Growth rate (Δlog10 CFU/h)	Maximum density (log10 CFU/ml)
08-5578 (parent)	2.48 ± 0.74	0.47 ± 0.036	9.22 ± 0.13
08-5578 ΔemrE	1.55 ± 0.56	0.40 ± 0.0065	9.23 ± 0.19
08-5578 Δlmo1851	2.68 ± 0.59	0.49 ± 0.073	8.99 ± 0.10
08-5578 Δsel1	2.37 ± 0.17	0.43 ± 0.056	9.18 ± 0.010

^aData are means ± SD.