Table 1 Microbial counts (log CFU/mL) of the strains Methylobacterium populi VP2 and Aspergillus sydowii VP4 immediately after inoculation (0 days) and after 15 days of incubation in minimal selective liquid medium (MSLM) containing 0, 30, 40, and 50 % of AEC

4.86 ± 0.15^b

4.85 ± 0.10^b

4.88 ± 0.09^b

4.83 ± 0.13^b

0.00 ± 0.00^a

7.27 ± 0.20^c

7.41 ± 0.12^c

7.33 ± 0.16^c

2.88 ± 0.20^b

2.83 ± 0.21^b

2.89 ± 0.17^b

2.94 ± 0.24^b

0.00 ± 0.00^a

5.44 ± 0.19^c

5.30 ± 0.13^c

5.34 ± 0.22^c