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. 2004 Aug;70(8):4596–4603. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.8.4596-4603.2004

TABLE 2.

Generation times

Sugar (0.2%) Mean generation timea (min) ± SE
SMQ-301 SMQ-301K01 S. salivarius
Lactose 25 ± 0 26.5 ± 2.8 27.3 ± 0.8
Galactose No growth 54.4 ± 4.9 29.8 ± 1.3
a

Growth was monitored by following the OD660. Generation times were calculated for cultures in the exponential growth phase by plotting the logarithm of the OD660 as a function of time. Values represent the means of three separate experiments.