Table 9.
Summary of characteristics of nontoxic strains selected for inclusion in a challenge testing strain cocktail. D85 was determined with lysozyme in the plating medium.
| Strain | Phylogenetic Cluster | Max NaCl (%) (Days to Growth) |
Min pH (Days to Growth) |
Min T (°C) (Days to Growth) |
D75-Value (min) | D85-Value (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH2 | BEF | 3.5 (6) | 5.05 (5) | 7 (14) | 10 | 29.5 |
| VAP51 | BEF | 4 (16) | 5.12 (2) | 4 (20) | 7.8 | 17.8 |
| ZBS4 | BEF | 4 (7) | 5.05 (7) | 7 (15) | 7.9 | 15.9 |
| ME22 | BEF | 3.5 (13) | 5.05 (7) | 4 (20) | 6.5 | 13.2 |
| ZBS3 | E | 4 (2) | 5.12 (2) | 4 (20) | 2.3 | 39.8 |