Table 2.
Total fungal and mesophilic bacteria counts in the corn grit samples after exposure to different O3 conditions. C1—Control samples. * LQ = 1 X 101 UFC g−1
| Treatments | Samples Spiked with Fusarium spp. Conidia | Samples Spiked with Aspergillus spp. Conidia | Total Mesophilic Count * (CFU/g) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count UFC/g | Results log10 N0/N | Count UFC/g | Results log10 N0/N | ||
| 1 | 5.0 × 104 | 1.10 | 5.4 × 104 | 1.08 | 4.0 × 102 |
| 2 | 5.5 × 103 | 1.34 | 6.5 × 103 | 1.33 | <LQ |
| 3 | 1.2 × 103 | 1.64 | 1.5 × 103 | 1.62 | <LQ |
| 4 | 6.5 × 101 | 2.77 | 3.1 × 102 | 2.04 | <LQ |
| 5 | 4.6 × 104 | 1.08 | 3.0 × 104 | 1.14 | 7.0 × 101 |
| 6 | 3.5 × 104 | 1.11 | 1.6 × 104 | 1.21 | 1.6 × 102 |
| 7 | 4.2 × 103 | 1.39 | 3.4 × 104 | 1.12 | 1.1 × 102 |
| 8 | 5.9 × 103 | 1.33 | 2.6 × 103 | 1.49 | <LQ |
| 9 | 3.9 × 104 | 1.11 | 1.5 × 104 | 1.22 | 1.4 × 102 |
| 10 | 4.3 × 104 | 1.09 | 1.5 × 104 | 1.21 | 1.3 × 102 |
| 11 | 6.3 × 104 | 1.05 | 6.2 × 104 | 1.08 | 1.2 × 102 |
| C1 | 1.1 × 105 | 1.00 | 1.2 × 105 | 1.00 | 3.4 × 103 |