Table 3 Effect of hop-ß-acid and KEBOCID 310 biocides on growth of the different strains of bacteria (expressed as Inhibition in mm) isolated from stored thick juice (mean values ± sd with different letters are significantly different; p < 0.01; n = 3).

Bacillus cereus

B-552

10.0 ± 0.5^a

15.1 ± 0.66^b

19.43 ± 0.9^c

135.27**

19.33 ± 0.76^a

35.40 ± 1.15^b

35.17 ± 0.76^b

B. cereus

B-553

15.0 ± 0.2^a

26.2 ± 0.92^b

28.27 ± 0.93^c

263.044**

35.30 ± 1.1^a

55.33 ± 1.33^b

55.00 ± 1.0^b

B. licheniformis

B-550

28.0 ± 1.0^a

29.33 ± 0.76^a

33.00 ± 1.0^b

23.355**

50.00 ± 1.0^a

50.00 ± 0.5^a

50.07 ± 0.7^a

B. licheniformis

B-551

24.0 ± 1.0^a

30.00 ± 1.0^b

30.10 ± 0.66^b

45.198**

49.90 ± 0.85^a

65.23 ± 0.87^b

65.00 ± 1.0^b

B. licheniformis

B-556

12.0 ± 1.0^a

18.23 ± 1.17^b

25.33 ± 1.0^c

116.218**

60.00 ± 1.0^a

65.33 ± 1.0^b

65.00 ± 1.0^b

B. paralicheniformis

B-628

26.17 ± 0.86^a

28.00 ± 1.0^a

32.37 ± 1.1^b

30.985**

45.00 ± 1.0^a

50.10 ± 0.95^b

50.10 ± 1.15^b

B. subtilis

B-555

22.17 ± 1.26^a

25.00 ± 1.0^b

25.33 ± 1.0^b

7.432*

45.00 ± 1.0^a

55.00 ± 1.0^b

55.33 ± 1.0^b

Bordetella muralis

B-557

0.0

0.0

0.0

–

35.00 ± 1.0^a

42.23 ± 0.87^b

42.43 ± 0.93^b

Brevibacillus agri

B-558

25.0 ± 1.0^a

30.17 ± 0.76^b

30.00 ± 1.0^b

30.032*

50.00 ± 1.0^a

60.00 ± 1.0^b

60.23 ± 0.87^b

Pseudomonas juntendi

B-549

18.2 ± 0.82^a

20.00 ± 1.0^a

20.17 ± 0.76^a

4.75

40.0 ± 1.0^a

50.13 ± 1.0^b

50.00 ± 1.0^b

Stenotrophomonas geniculata

B-554

0.0

0.0

0.0

–

0 ± 0

42.00 ± 1.0^b

44.00 ± 0.5^c