Table 6. Microbial analysis in different aging methods and aging time

Aging time (d)		Outside				Inside
Aging time (d)		Wet aging	Dry aging	Packaged dry aging	Significance	Wet aging	Dry aging	Packaged dry aging	Significance
AC	0	3.87^C±0.49	2.99±2.81	3.92±1.05	NS	2.76^b±0.03	1.94^Bc±0.04	2.96^a±0.02	^***
	15	5.67^b±0.56	5.37±1.26	4.80±1.86	NS	2.51±3.55	3.11^a±0.89	2.02±2.86	NS
	30	6.87^AB±0.33	5.45±0.70	5.59±1.57	NS	4.83±2.04	ND	4.74±2.88	.
	45	7.08^AB±0.63	5.83±1.23	5.18±2.01	NS	5.50^a±0.64	3.59^AB±1.06	5.70^a±1.47	^*
	60	7.25^a±0.69	5.90±0.72	5.95±0.41	NS	5.98^a±0.77	0.24^Bc±0.34	3.57^b±0.86	^**
Significance		^**	NS	NS		NS	^*	NS
Escherichia coli	0	2.90±0.43	0.95±1.34	2.18±1.55	NS	1.46±0.96	0.39±0.55	0.99±1.40	NS
	15	3.00±2.15	ND	ND	NS	1.54±2.17	ND	ND	NS
	30	ND	ND	1.26±1.78	NS	ND	ND	ND	.
	45	0.98±1.39	3.98±1.14	ND	NS	ND	ND	ND	.
	60	2.11±2.98	2.24±3.16	0.48±0.68	NS	ND	ND	ND	.
Significance		NS	NS	NS		NS	NS	NS
LAB	15	5.60^b±0.27	4.74±1.08	3.47±2.38	NS	3.02±2.24	2.41±0.00	1.77±2.50	NS
	30	7.12^a±0.41	5.92±1.88	5.22±1.32	NS	4.37±1.27	2.54±0.65	2.71±1.87	NS
	45	7.14^a±0.05	6.44±0.27	4.71±2.47	NS	4.64±0.37	1.76±1.13	3.14±3.50	NS
	60	6.83^a±0.13	5.77±0.30	4.83±1.83	NS	5.67±1.10	1.72±2.43	4.17±0.75	NS
Significance		^*	NS	NS		NS	NS	NS
Yeast	15	1.99^b±0.29	6.02^a±0.64	5.25^a±0.39	^**	0.00^b±0.00	4.10^a±0.55	3.64^a±0.52	^**
	30	2.67^b±1.01	7.09^a±0.04	6.43^a±0.36	^*	0.00^a±0.00	5.13^b±0.61	4.71^C±0.49	^***
	45	1.79±2.53	5.98±0.03	5.52±0.80	NS	1.80±1.13	3.48±1.14	2.96±1.41	NS
	60	1.82±2.57	6.90±0.38	6.45±0.06	NS	0.00^b±0.00	4.88^a±0.84	3.62^a±0.13	^**
Significance		NS	NS	NS		NS	NS	NS
Mold	15	2.76^b±0.13	5.38^Ca±0.07	5.35^Ba±0.03	^***	0.24^b±0.34	4.25^a±0.47	3.92^a±0.09	^**
	30	3.81^b±0.51	8.04^Aa±0.20	7.21^Aa±0.15	^**	0.99^b±1.40	5.70^a±0.03	4.94^a±0.53	^*
	45	3.79^b±0.81	7.69^Ba±0.05	7.00^Aa±0.23	^**	1.29±1.82	4.78±0.09	4.66±0.65	NS
	60	3.98^b±0.70	7.57^Ba±0.01	7.23^Aa±0.24	^**	1.37±1.94	5.50±1.37	4.57±0.02	NS
Significance		NS	^***	^**		NS	NS	NS
Pseudomonas	15	5.66±1.64	6.41±1.87	5.06±1.87	NS	4.50±1.87	4.61±1.02	4.96±1.54	NS
	30	ND	8.02±1.84	6.66±1.19	NS	2.98±0.71	ND	6.29±2.86	NS
	45	5.73±1.27	6.26±1.67	6.14±2.91	NS	4.49±0.29	2.01±0.09	4.44±2.78	NS
	60	5.31±1.36	6.99±1.92	5.78±0.99	NS	4.47±0.07	1.66±2.35	3.60±1.97	NS
Significance		NS	NS	NS		NS	NS	NS

Results are presented means±SD (Log CFU/g).
Means with different superscripts in the same column significantly differ (p<0.05).
Means with different superscripts in the same row significantly differ (p<0.05).
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001.
AC, aerobic bacteria count; LAB, lactic acid bacteria; NS, not significant; ND, not detected.