Plate Count Agar (PCA) (Oxoid) plates were then inoculated with the selected dilutions using a spiral plater (WASP spiral plater, Don Whitley Scientific, Shipley, West Yorkshire, UK).
PlateCount Agar (PCA) (Oxoid) plates were then inoculated with theselected dilutions using a spiral plater (WASP spiral plater, DonWhitley Scientific, Shipley, West Yorkshire, UK).