Trial Psychrophilic Stage Mesophilic Stage Thermophilic Stage
Lag Time
(h)
Temperature
Rate
(h-1)
Lag Time
(h)
Temperature
Rate
(h-1)
Lag Time
(h)
Temprature
Rate
(h-1)
Control Experiment 17 0.020 18 0.025 8 0.039
Inoculated Experiment 16 0.029 10 0.069 6 0.076
Table 3: Lag period and rates of temperature increase.