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. 2014 Sep 11;3(3):527–540. doi: 10.3390/foods3030527

Table 4.

The effect of acetic acid on Listeria monocytogenes counts on poultry legs (log CFU/g).

Batch	Days of Storage
Batch	0	1	3	6	8
Control	4.90 ± 0.20 ^a	5.53 ± 0.03 ^a	7.38 ± 0.03 ^a	7.74 ± 0.01 ^a	8.77 ± 0.01 ^a
1% Acetic acid	4.53 ± 0.01 ^ab	4.38 ± 0.04 ^b	6.25 ± 0.01 ^b	7.18 ± 0.06 ^b	7.88 ± 0.03 ^b
2% Acetic acid	4.25 ± 0.07 ^b	4.28 ± 0.01 ^b	5.72 ± 0.06 ^c	6.60 ± 0.01 ^c	7.46 ± 0.01 ^c

Notes: Mean ± standard deviation. Means within columns followed by the same letter were not significantly different (p > 0.05).