found that Y. pestis KIM5 did not grow in refrigerated
ground pork (4 C), but was able to grow at the mild refrigeration
abuse temperatures of 10 and 15 C at ca. 0.05 and 0.16 log10
CFU/h, respectively. Y. pestis KIM5 readily grew at 20, 25 and 30 C
at 0.26, 0.30 and 0.77 log10 CFU/h.