FIGURE 6.
Effect of CAPP treatment of Geobacillus stearothermophilus endospores on lentil seeds. Inoculation was performed either as high initial inoculation (1.2 × 106 CFU/g) or low initial inoculation (1.1 × 104 CFU/g) prior to treatment of seeds for 3, 5, or 10 min in the DCSBD. Logarithmic reductions were represented as log10 CFU/g ± standard deviation. The limit of detection for endospores was 100 CFU/g. Logarithmic reduction below the limit of detection is indicated by an asterisk.