TABLE 2.
μmax of the natural microflora of Mediterranean red mullet stored by using various combinations of temperature and atmospheric conditions, as estimated with the logistic equation
Temp (°C) | CO2 concn (%) | μmax (h−1)
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Pseudomonads | S. putrefaciens | B. thermosphacta | Lactic acid bacteria | ||
0 | 0 | 0.056 | 0.067 | 0.052 | 0.034 |
0 | 0 | 0.061 | 0.073 | 0.059 | 0.044 |
4 | 0 | 0.077 | 0.104 | 0.074 | 0.041 |
10 | 0 | 0.130 | 0.160 | 0.148 | 0.107 |
15 | 0 | 0.261 | 0.338 | 0.259 | 0.159 |
20 | 0 | 0.443 | 0.515 | 0.400 | 0.260 |
0 | 25 | 0.049 | 0.066 | 0.052 | 0.040 |
0 | 25 | 0.052 | 0.060 | 0.059 | 0.038 |
4 | 25 | 0.065 | 0.070 | 0.075 | 0.045 |
10 | 25 | 0.146 | 0.151 | 0.129 | 0.134 |
15 | 25 | 0.191 | 0.296 | 0.220 | 0.174 |
20 | 25 | 0.368 | 0.500 | 0.393 | 0.269 |
0 | 50 | 0.031 | 0.032 | 0.035 | 0.026 |
0 | 50 | 0.026 | 0.033 | 0.041 | 0.030 |
4 | 50 | 0.031 | 0.055 | 0.060 | 0.041 |
10 | 50 | 0.073 | 0.086 | 0.107 | 0.106 |
15 | 50 | 0.100 | 0.189 | 0.172 | 0.143 |
20 | 50 | 0.177 | 0.368 | 0.302 | 0.199 |
0 | 80 | 0.016 | 0.029 | 0.030 | 0.025 |
0 | 80 | 0.014 | 0.025 | 0.026 | 0.018 |
4 | 80 | 0.016 | 0.040 | 0.035 | 0.031 |
10 | 80 | 0.045 | 0.065 | 0.069 | 0.056 |
15 | 80 | 0.067 | 0.116 | 0.153 | 0.128 |
20 | 80 | 0.107 | 0.223 | 0.199 | 0.144 |
0 | 100 | 0.010 | 0.031 | 0.028 | 0.023 |
0 | 100 | 0.012 | 0.031 | 0.023 | 0.021 |
4 | 100 | 0.021 | 0.030 | 0.032 | 0.039 |
10 | 100 | 0.036 | 0.072 | 0.085 | 0.053 |
15 | 100 | 0.056 | 0.138 | 0.124 | 0.128 |
20 | 100 | 0.075 | 0.227 | 0.219 | 0.158 |