Table 3.

Dry cell weight of freeze-dried cells, conserved at 20°C and safe from oxygen and moisture. Water activity of freeze-dried cells, conserved at 20°C and safe from oxygen and moisture.

	Vacuum-sealed aluminium foil
	Dry cell weight (±1%)			Water activity aw (±0.01)
Strains	Sorbitol	Monosodium glutamate	Control	Sorbitol	Monosodium glutamate	Control
LMG 9192T	98.1 ± 0.89a	98.1 ± 0.90	97.98 ± 0.98	0.10 ± 0.01	0.12 ± 0.01	0.18 ± 0.009
CWBI-B1419	98.6 ± 0.98	97.2 ± 0.93	97.56 ± 0.83	0.11 ± 0.009	0.11 ± 0.007	0.11 ± 0.001