Table 1.

Cell surface properties of L. helveticus NS8 and other probiotic cultures

	Cell surface properties
Bacteria	Adhesion (%)	Aggregation (%)	Hydrophobicity (%)
L. helveticus NS8	18.0 ± 1.3 a	78.8 ± 2.4	56.8 ± 1.0
L. acidophilus 1.2	4.6 ± 0.6	41.9 ± 3.1	33.8 ± 2.1
L. plantarum TH1	3.1 ± 0.1	22.5 ± 2.7	32.1 ± 0.5

^aAll the values are shown as mean ± SD of triplicate experiments