Table-5.
Antimicrobial results of combination treatments against L. monocytogenes viable cell count during 60 days of storage in Iranian white cheese.
| Day/Treatments | Incubation time (days) | p-value* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Mean±SD | 3 Mean±SD | 7 Mean±SD | 15 Mean±SD | 30 Mean±SD | 45 Mean±SD | 60 Mean±SD | ||
| T9 | 3.3 (0.06)a | 3.8 (0.03)b | 4.5 (0.07)c | 5.2 (0.02)d | 5.7 (0.01)e | 5.5 (0.03)f | 5.4 (0.03)g | <0.001 |
| T10 | 3.1 (0.15)a | 3.7 (0.12)a | 4.6 (0.05)b | 4.9 (0.05)c | 5.6 (0.03)d | 5.4 (0.03)e | 5.3 (0.04)f | <0.001 |
| T11 | 3.2 (0.17)a | 3.6 (0.05)a | 4.4 (0.10)b | 4.9 (0.07)c | 5.5 (0.04)d | 5.2 (0.05)e | 5.1 (0.01)e | <0.001 |
| T12 | 3.3 (0.05)a | 3.9 (0.05)b | 4.5 (0.07)c | 4.9 (0.04)d | 5.5 (0.04)e | 5.3 (0.04)f | 5.2 (0.04)f | <0.001 |
| T13 | 3.2 (0.07)a | 3.7 (0.08)b | 4.3 (0.10)c | 4.9 (0.00)d | 5.2 (0.02)e | 5.1 (0.07)e | 4.9 (0.06)e | <0.001 |
| T14 | 3.1 (0.17)a | 3.7 (0.15)a | 4.2 (0.17)a | 4.9 (0.07)b | 5.2 (0.05)b | 5 (0.06)b | 4.8 (0.04)c | <0.001 |
| T15 | 3.1 (0.15)a | 5.3 (0.08)b | 6.6 (0.02)c | 7.1 (0.02)d | 7.6 (0.11)e | 7.7 (0.02)e | 7.8 (0.00)f | <0.001 |
| T16 | 3.1 (0.15)a | 5.2 (0.04)b | 6.5 (0.02)c | 7.2 (0.01)d | 7.5 (0.09)f | 7.6 (0.06)f | 7.7 (0.02)g | <0.001 |
| T17 | 3.3 (0.05)a | 5.1 (0.00)b | 6.6 (0.02)c | 7.3 (0.02)d | 7.6 (0.08)e | 7.7 (0.04)e | 7.8 (0.01)f | 0.01 |
| T18 | 3.2 (0.05)a | 5.2 (0.07)b | 5.2 (0.03)b | 5.1 (0.04)c | 4.9 (0.07)c | 4.8 (0.01)c | 4.7 (0.04)c | <0.001 |
| T19 | 3.2 (0.06)a | 5.1 (0.19)b | 5.2 (0.03)b | 5.2 (0.02)c | 4.9 (0.17)c | 4.8 (0.01)c | 4.7 (0.04)c | <0.001 |
| T20 | 3.5 (0.06)a | 5.3 (0.08)b | 5.3 (0.02)b | 5.1 (0.03)c | 4.8 (0.04)d | 4.6 (0.08)d | 4.5 (0.06)d | <0.001 |
| T21 | 3.4 (0.05)a | 4.9 (0.04)b | 5 (0.03)b | 4.8 (0.08)c | 4.6 (0.05)c | 4.2 (0.17)d | 4.1 (0.12)d | <0.001 |
| T22 | 3.4 (0.03)a | 4.8 (0.06)b | 5.1 (0.05c | 4.8 (0.06)d | 4.7 (0.08)d | 4.4 (0.10)e | 4.1 (0.16)f | <0.001 |
| T23 | 3.3 (0.10)a | 4.9 (0.05)b | 5 (0.03)c | 4.7 (0.04)d | 4.5 (0.07)e | 4.2 (0.17)e | 3.9 (0.02)e | <0.001 |
| T24 | 3.2 (0.20)a | 5.6 (0.05)b | 6.5 (0.01)c | 7.2 (0.01)d | 7.6 (0.07)e | 7.8 (0.01)f | 8.1 (0.04)g | <0.001 |
*
p value for difference with control. The same letters do not differ statistically by the Tukey test (p<0.05)