Figure 2.
Microbial counts (Log CFU/mL) of raw and pasteurized milk samples. Abbreviations: TMM, total mesophilic microorganisms; CPS, coagulase-positive staphylococci; E., Escherichia. The results indicate the mean values and standard deviation of four plate counts (carried out in duplicate for two independent productions). Different superscript letters indicate significant differences in the microbial concentrations according to Tukey’s test between the raw and pasteurized milk samples for p < 0.05.