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Table 2.

Alcohol tolerance of 33 LAB strains following 16 h of incubation at 37 °C in MRS broth with varying concentrations of ethanol

Strain No	No	1%	5%	10%	15%	20%
Strain No	Log CFU/mL
(106) 6–1	9.39^ef	9.27^de	9.14^ef	7.59^mn	7.25^h	–^A
(106) 11–6	9.36^f	9.37^c	9.17^e	8.24^b	7.93^b	5.66^d
(106) 3–9	9.22^h	9.10^hi	8.63^m	7.60^lmn	7.51^ef	5.13^h
(106) 6–4	9.35^fg	9.20^efg	9.15^ef	7.72^ijk	7.47^fg	–
(106) 8–5	9.23^h	9.25^ef	8.96^hi	7.76^hij	7.53^ef	–
(106) 3–21-2	9.20^h	9.19^fgh	9.30^c	7.71^ijk	7.50^ef	–
(106) 3–11	9.00^k	9.12^h	8.77^jkl	7.36^q	–	–
(106) 1–17	9.03^k	9.04^ij	8.79^jk	7.48^op	–	–
(106) 3–14	9.35^fg	9.18^gh	9.08^fg	7.75^hij	7.38^gh	–
(106) 7–2	9.07^ijk	9.12^h	8.80^j	7.40^pq	–	–
(107) tau 6–2	9.56^c	9.36^c	8.96^hi	8.07^cd	7.81^bc	5.57^e
(107) jia 6–7	9.11ⁱ	8.97^kl	8.66	8.01^cde	7.55^ef	5.39^fg
(107) 8–16	9.53^c	9.35^c	9.22^de	8.00^cde	7.47^fg	–
(107) jia 6–5	9.10^ij	8.97^kl	8.79^jk	7.93^ef	7.68^de	5.43^f
(107) tau 1–3	9.41^def	9.21^efg	9.04^gh	8.00^cde	7.87^bc	–
(107) tau 3–5	9.22^h	9.10^hi	8.70^klm	7.79^hi	7.87^bc	–
(107) tau 2–1	9.70^a	9.61^a	9.58^a	8.22^b	7.69^ef	5.04ⁱ
(107) 6–10	9.24^h	9.38^c	8.99^hi	8.42^op	7.77^cd	6.26^b
(107) tau 2–8	9.64^b	9.66^a	9.45^b	8.19^b	8.16^a	5.32^g
(107) tau 6–7	9.29^gh	9.17^gh	8.90ⁱ	7.68^jkl	7.52^ef	–
(106) 6–9	8.79^l	8.98^jkl	8.67^m	7.53^no	7.53^ef	–
(106) 6–18	9.29^gh	9.12^h	9.04^gh	7.81^gh	7.70^cd	–
(106) 1–5	9.10^ij	8.98^jkl	8.83^j	7.57ⁿ	7.54^ef	–
(106) 1–4	9.03^k	9.04^ij	8.82^j	7.65^klm	7.29^h	–
(106) 3–21-1	9.00^k	8.94^kl	8.71^klm	7.37^q	–	–
(106) 1–1	9.42^de	9.32^cd	8.95ⁱ	7.42^pq	–	–
(107) jia 6–6	9.04^jk	8.92^l	8.69^lm	7.89^fg	7.53^ef	–
(107) jia 5–7	9.13ⁱ	9.00^jk	8.82^j	8.09^c	7.57^ef	5.81^c
(107) jia 6–1	9.09^ijk	8.94^kl	8.69^lm	7.99^de	7.61^de	–
(107) tau 1–1	9.45^d	9.48^b	9.27^cd	8.19^b	7.86^bc	6.67^a
(107) tau 4–2	9.29^gh	8.94^kl	8.80^j	7.37^q	–	–
(107) tau 3–7	9.57^c	9.32^cd	9.14^ef	8.21^b	7.85^bc	–
(107) tau 2–4	9.01^k	9.21^efg	8.79^jk	7.81^gh	7.78^cd	–

^Anot detected. ^{a,b,c,b,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q}Values in the same column with different superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05)