Table 1.

Growth and DON biotransformation activities of isolate 17-2-E-8 at selected cultivation temperatures.

Temperature (°C)	Growth (CFU/ml)1,2	DON biotransformation (%)2
5	2.6 × 106 a	0.8a
10	1.2 × 107 a	0.8a
15	2.8 × 106 a	1.2a
20	1.0 × 109 b	82.0b
25	1.8 × 109 c	85.2b
30	2.5 × 109 d	88.0b
35	2.4 × 109 d	88.5b
40	1.6 × 109 bc	1.3a

¹Determined after 48 h in CMB (with minerals) at pH 6.9.

²Values in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly according to Tukey’s multiple range test (p = 0.05).