Table 2.
Bacterial/probiotic cultivability and membrane integrity destruction rate (k) and decimal reduction time (D1) of synbiotic samples at different temperatures.
| Temperature | Destruction rate k (months-1) | Decimal reduction time D1 (months) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFU | AFU | TFU | CFU | AFU | TFU | |
| 5°C (278.15°K) | 0.0247 | 0.0025 | 0.0020 | 93.2 | 921.0 | 1151.3 |
| 25°C (298.15°K) | 0.0468 | 0.0034 | 0.0025 | 49.2 | 677.2 | 932.0 |
| 30°C (303.15°K) | 0.1844 | 0.0161 | 0.0141 | 12.5 | 143.0 | 163.3 |
| 40°C (313.15°K) | 0.6983 | 0.1417 | 0.1212 | 3.3 | 16.2 | 19.0 |
CFU = Colony Forming Units; AFU = Active Fluorescent Units; TFU = Total Fluorescent Units.