. 2023 Jan 10;13:1068144. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1068144

Table 3.

Effects of 2,3-butanedione on the sporulation capacity.

Concentration of 2,3-butanedione (μl per plate)	Sporulation capacity (×10⁴ spores/cm²) incubated for 4 d
Concentration of 2,3-butanedione (μl per plate)	LB-1	LB-5	LB-7	LB-8
0	270.83 ± 4.01^a	7.87 ± 1.67^a	55.44 ± 4.88^a	100.92 ± 2.45^a
1/4 MIC	167.02 ± 3.71^b	3.42 ± 0.40^b	32.41 ± 2.45^b	50.75 ± 3.21^b
1/2 MIC	111.46 ± 6.01^c	2.13 ± 0.24^bc	10.85 ± 0.42^c	20.96 ± 1.26^c
MIC	39.35 ± 2.32^d	0.32 ± 0.12^c	3.24 ± 1.23^c	2.32 ± 0.46^d

Data are expressed as means of three replicates ± SD. ^a − d Values within a column followed by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).