Table 2. Antimicrobial activity of the cell free supernatant (CFS) of the Leuconostoc isolates against Escherichia coli MTTC 443 in spinach stored at 4°C for a period of 5 days represented as average Log₁₀ CFU/mL of rinse of the different groups at different time points

Groups	Log10 CFU/mL of rinse1)				% of reduction over control2)
	0 d	1 d	2 d	5 d	0 d (%)	1 d (%)	2 d (%)	5 d (%)
Control	7.29±0.10a,x	7.32±0.15a,x	7.41±0.13a,x	7.51±0.19a,x	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CM17 CFS	7.16±0.05a,x	6.79±0.14bc,y	6.61±0.15b,y	6.52±0.16b,y	26.4	70.5	84.0	89.9
CM19 CFS	7.03±0.06a,x	6.90±0.08b,y	6.79±0.07b,y	6.82±0.04b,y	44.9	61.7	76.2	79.7
PM30 CFS	7.18±0.34a,x	6.67±0.17bc,y	6.45±0.62b,y	6.19±0.15b,y	23.5	77.7	89.0	95.2
PM32 CFS	6.97±0.06a,x	6.79±0.07bc,y	6.82±0.05b,y	6.56±0.09b,y	52.9	70.3	74.4	88.9
PM36 CFS	7.12±0.32a,x	6.38±0.01c,y	6.04±0.07b,y	5.94±0.04b,y	33.5	88.4	95.7	97.4

n=3, p<0.05.
Cells with different alphabets represent statistical difference.
represents statistical difference between the groups at a specific testing period whereas
represents statistical difference within a group over time.
The % of reduction represented for the antimicrobial treatment group indicates % reduction over the control at a specific testing time point.