Potential of cell-free supernatants from cultures of selected lactic acid bacteria and yeast obtained from local fermented foods as inhibitors of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus aureus

Table 1 Growth rates and generation times and numbers of bacteria in control (CFS-free) and experimental (CFS-treated) cultures

Bacteria	Growth rate ( k, hr^-1)		Generation time (minutes)		No of generations
	Control	Exp.	Control	Exp.	Control	Exp.
L. monocytogenes	1.9 ± 0.002	1.15 ± 0.006	21.8 ± 0.025	35.9 ± 0.004	10.97 ± 0.013	6.65 ± 0.03
Salmonella (MI1)	2.9 ± 0.03	1.8 ± 0.015	14.3 ± 0.14	23.2 ± 0.20	16.73 ± 0.17	9.83 ± 0.59
S. aureus	1.64 ± 0.008	1.12 ± 0.09	25.4 ± 0.13	37.4 ± 3.19	9.46 ± 0.033	6.45 ± 0.55

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