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Table 2 Viable cell counts and pH values during spontaneous fermentation of maize bran C1 and C2

From: Evaluation of microbial consortia and chemical changes in spontaneous maize bran fermentation

Days

Maize bran C1

Maize bran C2

NLAB

Yeasts

Moulds

LAB

pH

NLAB

Yeasts

Moulds

LAB

pH

0

4.5 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.7

3.7 ± 0.1

3.6 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.1

3.3 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.3

5.1 ± 0.1

1

8.8 ± 0.3

4.0 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 1.3

8.8 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.1

7.8 ± 0.2

5.5 ± 0.4

4.7 ± 0.1

8.1 ± 0.1

5.2 ± 0.1

2

8.4 ± 1.3

5.0 ± 0.4

3.8 ± 0.3

9.0 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.1

7.8 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 1.3

9.2 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.1

3

8.6 ± 0.6

6.1 ± 2.2

3.0 ± 1.4

9.0 ± 0.0

3.7 ± 0.1

8.2 ± 0.3

8.2 ± 1.2

2.0 ± 0.3

9.1 ± 0.2

4.3 ± 0.1

4

8.4 ± 1.5

6.9 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.1

8.0 ± 0.6

8.1 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 1.4

9.0 ± 0.2

4.5 ± 0.1

5

8.4 ± 0.4

7.2 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.7

8.8 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.1

7.9 ± 1.2

7.8 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

6

7.9 ± 0.9

7.4 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.7

8.8 ± 0.4

3.7 ± 0.1

7.6 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.7

8.9 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

7

7.7 ± 0.6

7.7 ± 0.0

2.5 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.1

8.0 ± 0.4

8.0 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.7

9.3 ± 0.4

4.3 ± 0.1

8

7.6 ± 1.8

7.8 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 0.2

4.0 ± 0.1

7.8 ± 0.6

7.7 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.7

9.2 ± 0.2

4.3 ± 0.1

9

6.8 ± 1.5

7.9 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.7

9.0 ± 0.1

3.7 ± 0.1

7.6 ± 1.6

7.6 ± 0.8

2.0 ± 0.7

9.1 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

10

3.3 ± 1.8

7.2 ± 0.8

2.7 ± 0.4

8.9 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.1

7.8 ± 1.3

7.8 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.7

9.2 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

11

3.5 ± 0.7

7.6 ± 0.0

2.5 ± 0.7

8.7 ± 0.0

3.7 ± 0.1

8.1 ± 0.8

7.6 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.4

9.3 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.1

12

3.3 ± 0.4

7.6 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.7

8.6 ± 0.0

3.7 ± 0.1

7.7 ± 0.7

7.6 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.7

9.2 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

  1. Microbial counts are measured in log CFU/g. Values are the means ± standard deviations from two independent experiments