Table 1.

Microbiological counts for B + EC and control fruit during storage at 4 °C.

Time	Total coliforms		Fecal coliforms		Yeast		Mold
	Control	B + EC	Control	B + EC	Control	B + EC	Control	B + EC
0	20–110	<10	<10	<10	200–250	<10-280	70–140	<10-20
2	20–30	20	<10	<10	180–200	140–300	30–50	<10-190
4	<10	<10	<10	<10	<10-300	190–280	<10-90	<10-60
6	<10-100	10–20	<10	<10	300–380	130–230	<10-200	60–120
8	<10-110	<10	<10	<10	190–250	<10	80–1200	20–130
10	20–2100	40–70	<10	<10	2000–4000	180–280	140–3000	160–430

Data expressed in CFU/g.