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Table 1 Culture characteristics of test-microorganisms used in agar diffusion and turbidometric assays for determination of nisin

From: Determination of bacteriocin activity with bioassays carried out on solid and liquid substrates: assessing the factor "indicator microorganism"

Microorganism

OD650mid-log phase

pH mid-logphase

OD65024-hrs

CDW (g/l) 24-hrs

cfu/ml 24-hrs

L. plantarum

0.355

6.35

1,114

3,250

2,9 × 109

L. curvatus

0.347

6.35

0,933

1,500

8,5 × 109

L. sakei

0.345

5.95

0,849

1,400

2,7 × 109

M. luteus

0.362

5.95

1,041

1,920

2,5 × 109

M. varians

0.303

5.80

1,001

1,800

2,6 × 109

M. flavus

0.362

5.80

1,054

1,750

2,6 × 109

L. mesenderoides

0.350

5.90

0,934

1,450

7,0 × 109

P. acidilactici

0.313

6.00

1,057

2,120

2,6 × 109

P. pentosaceus

0.340

6.00

1,001

2,620

9,6 × 108

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