Table 2 Growth time (days) ± standard deviation (n = 3) for ascospore-forming molds at various aw and pH values
From: Combined effect of water activity and pH on the growth of food-related ascospore-forming molds
Strain | aw 0.88 | aw 0.92 | aw 0.95 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.20 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.50 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.50 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.80 | 4.20 | 4.50 | |
Cf | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 ± 6 | 39 ± 0 | 11 ± 2 | 9 ± 3 | 7 ± 0 | 6 ± 1 | 5 ± 0 | 2 ± 0 | 2 ± 0 |
Cg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 ± 0 | 9 ± 3 | 6 ± 1 | 5 ± 0 | 5 ± 0 | 4 ± 2 | 2 ± 0 | 2 ± 0 |
Tt | - | - | - | - | - | 13 ± 2 | 13 ± 2 | 5 ± 0 | 11 ± 0 | 12 ± 1 | 4 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 | 5 ± 1 | 5 ± 1 | 4 ± 0 |
Tb | 39 ± 2 | 26 ± 0 | 29 ± 3 | 37 ± 4 | 34 ± 0 | 11 ± 0 | 10 ± 0 | 7 ± 0 | 10 ± 0 | 15 ± 1 | 4 ± 1 | 3 ± 0 | 4 ± 1 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 |
Nh | 33 ± 1 | 23 ± 2 | 17 ± 1 | 17 ± 0 | 18 ± 2 | 5 ± 0 | 5 ± 0 | 5 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 |
Np | 27 ± 6 | 23 ± 3 | 23 ± 4 | 23 ± 1 | 29 ± 6 | 9 ± 1 | 9 ± 1 | 5 ± 0 | 8 ± 0 | 11 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 |