| Chemicals | 
        Population    (n=3)
                CFU/carrier | 
       
      
        | Not added (Control) | 
        1.02×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.1% CaCO3 | 
        2.56×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.2% Calcium lactate | 
        1.75×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.1% Panvitan powder | 
        1.64×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.1% Amino acid    mixture | 
        1.72×103  | 
       
      
        | ATP at 100 μg/ml | 
        1.15×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.5% Yeast extract | 
        9.73×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.5% Soluble starch | 
        1.34×103  | 
       
      
        | Catalase at 150 μg/ml | 
        1.15×103  | 
       
      
        | L-alanine at 100 μg/ml | 
        1.92×103  | 
       
      
        | 0.5% sodium pyruvate | 
        1.84×103 | 
       
      
        | 1% fresh milk | 
        1.16×103  | 
       
      
        | 1% skim milk | 
        1.55×103  | 
       
     
    BI of G. stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 was treated with moist heating at 121.1°C 
    for 4 min |