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Table 2.

Growth parameters lag time (λ), maximum specific growth rate (μ_max) and stationary phase cell density for triplicate cocultures studies of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua grown at 30°C and inoculated at two inoculum ratios (Low:Low and High:High) in two different growth media (UVM and TSB).

Growth medium	Inoculum ratio (L. monocytogenes: L. innocua)^a	Listeria species	λ (h)^b	μ_max (h⁻¹)^b	Stationary phase cell density (log₁₀ CFU/ml)^b
UVM	High:High	monocytogenes	1.95 ± 0.17^A	5.65 ± 0.04^A	6.47 ± 0.02^A
UVM	High:High	Innocua	2.56 ± 0.43^A	5.82 ± 0.06^A	6.41 ± 0.02^A
UVM	Low:Low	monocytogenes	12.74 ± 0.45^B	5.68 ± 0.11^A	6.38 ± 0.05^AB
UVM	Low:Low	innocua	13.20 ± 0.45^B	5.79 ± 0.07^A	6.64 ± 0.07^B
TSB	Low:Low	monocytogenes	9.27 ± 0.45^C	6.64 ± 0.11^B	7.17 ± 0.06^C
TSB	Low:Low	innocua	9.24 ± 0.76^C	6.44 ± 0.12^B	6.89 ± 0.09^B

^aHigh = 10⁵ CFU/ml; Low = 10² CFU/ml.

^bSuperscript letters “A–C” indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) in a single column.