Table 11 Results of psychrotrophic bacteria count (log cfu/g), mesophilic bacteria count (log cfu/g), Enterobacteriaceae bacteria count (log cfu/g) and S. aureus (log cfu/g) in fish fillets coated with biodegradable films during 15 days of storage

Psychrotrophic bacteria count (log cfu/g)

^Aa 0.01 ± 9.39

^Bb 0.01 ± 8.34

^Cb 0.02 ± 6.31

^Da 0.02 ± 3.37

Co

^Aa 0.01 ± 9.42

^Ba 0.01 ± 8.41

^Ca 0.01 ± 6.44

^Da 0.00 ± 3.36

T1

^Ab 0.17 ± 9.15

^Bc 0.01 ± 8.30

^Cb 0.01 ± 6.29

^Da 0.03 ± 3.36

T2

^Ac 0.05 ± 8.69

^Bd 0.04 ± 7.83

^Cc 0.02 ± 6.03

^Da 0.02 ± 3.35

T3

^Ad 0.03 ± 7.92

^Be 0.02 ± 7.16

^Cd 0.01 ± 5.24

^Da 0.02 ± 3.35

T4

Mesophilic bacteria count (log cfu/g)

^Ad 0.04 ± 10.05

^Bc 0.01 ± 8.26

^Cd 0.01 ± 7.35

^De 0.02 ± 4.26

Co

^Aa 0.01 ± 11.46

^Ba 0.01 ± 9.38

^Ca 0.01 ± 7.22

^Da 0.01 ± 5.39

T1

^Ab 0.03 ± 10.85

^Bb 0.02 ± 9.12

^Cb 0.04 ± 6.90

^Db 0.02 ± 5.18

T2

^Ac 0.01 ± 10.40

^Bd 0.01 ± 8.17

^Cc 0.04 ± 6.70

^Dc 0.02 ± 5.01

T3

^Ae 0.05 ± 9.68

^Be 0.03 ± 7.86

^Ce 0.01 ± 6.11

^Dd 0.02 ± 4.83

T4

Enterobacteriaceae bacteria count (log cfu/g)

^Aa 0.01 ± 8.17

^Ba 0.03 ± 6.61

^Ca 0.01 ± 5.44

^Da 0.06 ± 2.66

Co

^Ab 0.02 ± 8.01

^Bb 0.01 ± 6.39

^Cb 0.04 ± 5.05

^Da 0.09 ± 2.65

T1

^Ac 0.00 ± 7.43

^Bc 0.02 ± 6.14

^Cc 0.01 ± 4.80

^Da 0.12 ± 2.63

T2

^Ad 0.01 ± 7.17

^Bd 0.01 ± 5.20

^Cd 0.01 ± 4.42

^Da 0.02 ± 2.59

T3

^Ae 0.04 ± 6.93

^Be 0.05 ± 4.94

^Ce 0.02 ± 4.21

^Da 0.16 ± 2.46

T4

(log cfu/g) S. aureus

^Ae 0.04 ± 3.67

^Be 0.03 ± 2.86

^Ce 0.00 ± 0.00

^Ce 0.00 ± 0.00

Co

^Ac 0.02 ± 8.23

^Ba 0.01 ± 7.42

^Ca 0.01 ± 6.41

^Da 0.01 ± 5.25

T1

^Ab 0.02 ± 8.00

^Bb 0.03 ± 6.97

^Cb 0.03 ± 6.09

^Db 0.01 ± 5.04

T2

^Ad 0.01 ± 7.43

^Bc 0.05 ± 6.68

^Cc 0.03 ± 5.95

^Dc 0.04 ± 4.79

T3

^Ad 0.02 ± 6.92

^Bd 0.01 ± 6.12

^Cd 0.01 ± 3.30

^Dd 0.16 ± 4.32

T4