. 2018 Jul 10;6:e4826. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4826

Table 7. Kinetic parameters calculated by fitting Gompertz equation to the experimental data by L. monocytogenes during its growth with (ACT) or without (CNT) probiotic biofilms.

	A	μmax	λ
	[LogCFU mL⁻¹]	[ΔLog(CFU mL⁻¹) h⁻¹]	[h]
ACT B. infantis	7.04 ± 0.06^A	0.79 ± 0.03^A	1.07 ± 0.15^A
ACT L. reuteri	7.28 ± 0.11^A	0.70 ± 0.02^A	0.16 ± 0.02^B
CNT	7.98 ± 0.10^B	0.84 ± 0.04^A	0.09 ± 0.03^C

Notes:

A is the maximum bacterial load attained at the stationary phase, μ_max is the maximal specific growth rate, λ is the lag time. A, B, C, values in the same columns with different letters are significantly different (one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s test) (P < 0.05).