Table 3.

In vitro CLA production by Butyrivibrio isolates showing different response of strains from similar species when incubated with linoleic Acid (LA)

LA concentration (ug/ml)	CLA production (ug/ml) by Butyrivibrio strains (I–XVI)
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII (4a)	IX	X	XI	XII	XIII	XIV	XV	XVI
0	13.53	18.73	16.98	15.41	18.45	19.31	20.41	26.27	21.69	13.79	17.84	15.73	18.14	17.55	17.39	18.31
200	69.80	81.41	72.99	88.82	84.72	91.03	80.62	140.77	90.15	57.99	81.00	70.30	91.74	82.46	80.73	93.65
400	75.35	67.45	61.10	81.82	98.88	96.29	79.88	134.11	89.84	59.35	77.57	66.20	88.54	91.60	78.16	99.09
600	66.92	73.82	62.97	71.26	123.51	93.73	106.49	85.55	84.39	62.47	71.99	56.38	71.63	75.14	69.17	87.36
800	67.49	62.95	60.09	56.86	92.91	84.60	70.55	50.91	67.99	63.75	54.67	82.27	72.12	105.78	91.71	77.40

LA concentration (ug/ml)	CLA production (ug/ml) by Butyrivibrio strains (XVII–XXXI)
	XVII	XVIII	XIX	XX	XXI	XXII	XXIII	XXIV	XXV	XXVI	XXVII	XXVIII	XXIX	XXX	XXXI
0	14.08	17.99	11.76	14.94	16.12	12.41	14.13	26.09	17.82	10.49	16.68	12.45	14.06	13.06	10.10
200	70.82	70.05	52.14	69.24	49.17	105.18	65.45	69.76	77.46	36.24	30.53	43.61	61.15	45.20	43.90
400	69.93	83.90	50.45	83.40	49.74	65.58	72.50	113.43	75.98	26.18	32.83	47.70	32.75	50.76	41.61
600	66.40	86.82	60.87	67.65	57.33	58.05	116.60	107.08	67.65	38.04	40.58	51.20	34.24	44.58	48.60
800	85.42	68.80	50.65	59.38	38.30	51.32	60.98	90.25	68.45	46.68	46.50	44.67	29.68	37.81	43.61

Bold value indicates highest CLA production by B. fibrisolvens strain at 200 ug/ml LA concentration