TABLE 2.

Biomass formation in the different growth media

Strain	Final OD600 in:
	CDM	Melon juice	Melon juice enriched with PABAa	Cucumber juice	Cucumber juice enriched with PABAa
L. reuteri JCM1112	2.8	2.9	2.5	NDb	ND
L. reuteri JCM1112/pNZ7021	2.8	2.3	2.0	1.4	1.2
L. reuteri JCM1112/pNZ7026	2.5	1.9	2.9	1.6	1.1
L. plantarum WCFS1	3.5	3.9	3.0	ND	ND

^aSupplemented with 10 mg/liter PABA.

^bND, not determined.