Table 2 Statistical analysis ( t -test and Mann–Whitney U) results for strain differentiation on raw data; time (hours); heat flow (mW)

t_0.015 (h)

0.7733 (0.31410)

1.5244 (0.35735)

< 0.001*

0.979

t_0.05 (h)

1.6786 (0.46648)

2.9969 (0.53285)

< 0.001*

0979

t_1stMax (h)

3.92 (2.75, 4.59)

5.27 (4.08, 5.59)

0.002**

0.965

t_2ndMax (h)

6.35 (5.42, 7.11)

19.50 (14.19, 21.37)

< 0.001**

1

Δt_0.015 (h)

6.38 (0.4719)

22.0963 (2.1973)

< 0.001*

1

HF_Max1 (mW)

0.1937 (0.02234)

0.0859 (0.01214)

< 0.001*

1

HF_Max2 (mW)

0.2126 (0.1, 0.31)

0.0306 (0.03, 0.04)

< 0.001**

1