. 2023 Dec 1;9(12):e23144. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23144

Table 1.

Cell counts in Log CFU/ml of Lacticaseibacillus casei ATCC 393. LC: L. casei non sonicated; LC_S6: L. casei 6-min sonicated; LC_S8: L. casei 8-min sonicated; dMC: disrupted 1.5 % alginate microcapsules; dCMC: disrupted chitosan-alginate (1.5 %) microcapsules.

Samples	Free*	dMC*	dCMC*
LC	9.24 ± 0.05^Aa	9.13 ± 0.06^Aa	8.45 ± 0.41^Ab
LC_S6	8.63 ± 0.16^Ba	8.58 ± 0.16^Ba	8.10 ± 0.08^Ab
LC_S8	6.55 ± 0.12^Ca	6.35 ± 0.16^Ca	5.25 ± 0.29^Bb

* Data are reported as mean values ± standard deviation (n = 3). Different capital letter in the same column indicates significant difference (p < 0.05); different lowercase letter in the same row indicates significant difference (p < 0.05).