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. 2021 Oct 9;10(10):2393. doi: 10.3390/foods10102393

Table 3.

Log of the total bacterial, coliform, Staphylococcus aureus, lipolytic, proteolytic, fungi, and molds in yogurt (mean ± standard deviation).

Sample Microbial Content Bacterial Species Bacterial Count over the Storage Period (Day)
0 Day 7 Day 14 Day
Control Total count bacteria 6.18 ± 0.06 a,x 7.12 ± 0.02 b,x 8.16 ± 0.19 c,x
Coliform - 2.39 ± 0.07 a,x 3.96 ± 0.16 b,x
S. aureus - 3.07 ± 0.07 b,x 3.43 ± 0.01 a,x
Lipolytic bacteria - 2.04 ± 0.01 a,x 3.43 ± 0.01 b,x
Proteolytic bacteria - 2.14 ± 0.03 a,x 3.33 ± 0.03 b,x
Yeasts and molds - 1.69 ± 0.03 a,x 2.32 ± 0.04 b,x
L. bulgaricus 6.40 ± 0.01 b,x 5.90 ± 0.03 b,x 5.44 ± 0.02 a,x
S.thermophilus 6.12 ± 0.02 b,x 6.12 ± 0.02 b,x 5.24 ± 0.02 a,x
B. longum 8.90 ± 0.02 b,x 8.71 ± 0.02 b,x 8.18 ± 0.03 a,x
T1 Total count bacteria 6.18 ± 0.06 a,x 6.55 ± 0.04 b,y 6.69 ± 0.06 b,y
Coliform - 2.26 ± 0.01 a,y 2.56 ± 0.05 b,y
S. aureus - 1.34 ± 0.05 a,y 1.95 ± 0.04 b,y
Lipolytic bacteria - 2.04 ± 0.01 a,x 2.21 ± 0.01 a,y
Proteolytic bacteria - 1.48 ± 0.01 a,y 1.91 ± 0.06 b,y
Yeasts and molds
- 1.07 ± 0.02 a,y 1.32 ± 0.02 b,y
L. bulgaricus 6.14 ± 0.02 c,x 5.84 ± 0.04 b,y 5.35 ± 0.02 a,y
S. thermophilus 6.04 ± 0.03 c,x 5.60 ± 0.01 b,y 5.22 ± 0.02 a,y
B. longum 8.93 ± 0.01 c,x 8.46 ± 0.01 b,y 7.98 ± 0.03 a,y
T2 Total count bacteria 6.18 ± 0.05 a,x 6.47 ± 0.03 b,y 6.61 ± 0.01 c,y
Coliform - 2.23 ± 0.09 a,y 2.54 ± 0.02 b,y
S. Aureus - 1.24 ± 0.04 a 2.27 ± 0.02 b,z
Lipolytic bacteria - 2.04 ± 0.02 a 1.69 ± 0.04 b,z
Proteolytic bacteria - 1.32 ± 0.04 a 1.94 ± 0.03 b,y
Yeasts and molds
- 1.03 ± 0.02 a 1.31 ± 0.01 b,y
L. bulgaricus 6.13 ± 0.02 c,x 5.76 ± 0.03 b 5.31 ± 0.02 a,y
S. thermophilus 6.04 ± 0.03 c,x 5.58 ± 0.01 b 5.12 ± 0.02 a,z
B. longum 8.91 ± 0.02 c,x 8.36 ± 0.03 b 7.83 ± 0.02 a,y,z
T3 Total count bacteria 6.18 ± 0.05 a,x 6.43 ± 0.02 a,y 6.58 ± 0.03 a,y
Coliform - 2.13 ± 0.02 a,z 2.52 ± 0.03 a,y
S. Aureus - 1.24 ± 0.04 a 2.23 ± 0.01 b,z
Lipolytic bacteria - 2.05 ± 0.02 a 1.62 ± 0.03 b,z
Proteolytic bacteria - 1.36 ± 0.04 a 1.94 ± 0.04 b,y
Yeasts and molds
- 1.01 ± 0.02 a 1.33 ± 0.02 b,y
L. bulgaricus 6.12 ± 0.01 c,x 5.71 ± 0.03 b 5.31 ± 0.02 a,y
S. thermophilus 6.03 ± 0.03 c,x 5.57 ± 0.01 b 5.11 ± 0.02 a,z
B. longum 8.86 ± 0.01 c,x 8.32 ± 0.01 b 7.74 ± 0.01 a,z
T4 Total count bacteria 6.18 ± 0.045 a,x 6.33 ± 0.03 a,z 6.43 ± 0.02 a,z
Coliform - 2.21 ± 0.01 a,y 2.48 ± 0.04 b,z
S. Aureus - 1.17 ± 0.04 a 2.21 ± 0.01 b.z
Lipolytic bacteria - 2.01 ± 0.03 a 1.60 ± 0.02 b,z
Proteolytic bacteria - 1.26 ± 0.04 a 1.84 ± 0.01 b,z
Yeasts and molds
- 1.00 ± 0.07 a 1.30 ± 0.03 b,y
L. bulgaricus 6.12 ± 0.01 c,x 5.71 ± 0.03 b 5.31 ± 0.02 a,y
S. thermophilus 6.04 ± 0.03 c,x 5.53 ± 0.06 b 5.04 ± 0.03 a,z
B. longum 8.90 ± 0.01 c,x 8.29 ± 0.02 b 7.62 ± 0.02 a,z

T1: yoghurt fortified with 1.5% of Rosmarinus officinalis L. aqueous extract. T2: yoghurt fortified with 2.0% of Rosmarinus officinalis L. aqueous extract. T3: yoghurt fortified with 2.5% of Rosmarinus officinalis L. aqueous extract. T4: yoghurt fortified with 3.0% of Rosmarinus officinalis L. aqueous extract. a–c Means with same superscripts across a row are not significantly different. x–z Means with same superscripts across a microbial type between different treatments are not significantly different p > 0.05.