TABLE 3.
Fate of S. maltophilia in sterile TSB and basil juice during a storage period of 6 days at 4 and 20°C.
| Temperature | Strain | Enumeration of S. maltophilia (log CFU/mL ± SD) | |||||
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In TSB |
In basil juice |
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| Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 6 | ||
| 4°C | ATCC 13637 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 3.5 ± 0.0 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.4 | 3.6 ± 0.2 |
| SM-B1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.1 | |
| SM-B3 | 3.2 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.2 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 3.2 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 0.0 | |
| SM-B4 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.2 | |
| 20°C | ATCC 13637 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | >8.8a | NTb | 3.3 ± 0.1 | >8.8a | NTb |
| SM-B1 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | >8.8a | NTb | 2.9 ± 0.1 | >8.8a | NTb | |
| SM-B3 | 3.2 ± 0.0 | >8.8a | NTb | 3.2 ± 0.0 | >8.8a | NTb | |
| SM-B4 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | >8.8a | NTb | 3.0 ± 0.0 | >8.8a | NTb | |
Each data point represents the average of triplicates. aAll plates were too many to count (TNTC). Calculation was based on plate surface area (58 cm2) and highest dilution factor (10–5); bNT, not tested.