TABLE 2.
Accumulation of ciprofloxacin and taurocholate in L. acidophilus cellsa
| L. acidophilus strain | Compound accumulation
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin (ng/OD600 unit) | Taurocholate (pmol/mg total protein) | |
| NCFM | 79.0 ± 8.6 | 3.9 ± 0.17 |
| ΔLBA0552 | 97.0 ± 1.8* | 4.4 ± 0.50 |
| ΔLBA1429 | 74.0 ± 2.0 | 4.4 ± 0.38* |
| ΔLBA1446 | 73.5 ± 10.9 | 4.6 ± 0.70* |
| ΔLBA1679 | 77.3 ± 10.9 | 4.3 ± 0.52 |
a
Mean values ± standard deviations of the results of three replicate experiments are shown. Values marked with an asterisk are significantly different from L. acidophilus NCFM values, as determined by Student's t test (P < 0.05).