Table 2.
Luminescence assay of vaginal lactobacilli expressing Nluc adhered to Caco-2 cells in dispersion or in nanofiber mats. The data are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD)
| Dispersion | Nanofibers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration 1 | Concentration 2 | Mass 1 | Mass 2 | ||
| L. plantarum | Added (CFU/ml) | 1.03 × 109 | 5.13 × 108 | ∼ 5 mg | ∼ 2 mg |
| Adhered (CFU/ml) | (4.57 ± 1.73)×107 | (1.50 ± 0.72)×107 | (5.73 ± 2.67)×108 | (3.60 ± 0.91)×108 | |
| Adhered (%) | 4.4 | 2.9 | / | / | |
| L. gasseri | Added (CFU/ml) | 1.07 × 108 | 5.33 × 107 | ∼ 5 mg | ∼ 2 mg |
| Adhered (CFU/ml) | (4.54 ± 1.29)×107 | (7.25 ± 2.83)×106 | (7.87 ± 1.07)×106 | (3.97 ± 1.92)×106 | |
| Adhered cells (%) | 42.6 | 13.6 | / | / | |
| L. jensenii | Added (CFU/ml) | 7.60 × 107 | 3.80 × 107 | ∼ 5 mg | ∼ 2 mg |
| Adhered (CFU/ml) | (6.13 ± 1.34)×105 | (3.43 ± 0.33)×105 | (2.34 ± 0.63)×107 | (7.67 ± 5.04)×106 | |
| Adhered (%) | 0.8 | 0.9 | / | / | |
| L. crispatus | Added (CFU/ml) | 3.75 × 104 | 1.88 × 104 | ∼ 5 mg | ∼ 2 mg |
| Adhered (CFU/ml) | (2.93 ± 0.70)×103 | (1.37 ± 0.55)×103 | (3.64 ± 0.74)×104 | (2.20 ± 0.99)×104 | |
| Adhered (%) | 7.8 | 7.3 | / | / | |