Table 4.
Microbiological count of probiotic sausage samples (log cfu/g)
| Microbiological analysis | Treatments | Time (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Lactic acid bacteria count | L3 | 7.49a | 8.1 | 8.58 |
| L5 | 7.34ab | 8.02 | 8.43 | |
| L8 | 6.87abc | 7.85 | 8.6 | |
| M3 | 6.73bc | 7.85 | 8.33 | |
| M5 | 7.00abc | 7.98 | 8.73 | |
| M8 | 6.55c | 7.47 | 8.13 | |
| H3 | 6.58c | 7.54 | 8.21 | |
| H5 | 6.77bc | 7.86 | 8.54 | |
| H8 | 7.24abc | 7.85 | 8.55 | |
| L. casei CRL-431 count | L3 | 6.51 | 6.87a | 7.15 |
| L5 | 6.47 | 6.76a | 7.24 | |
| L8 | 5.65 | 6.60ab | 6.91 | |
| M3 | 6.02 | 6.35ab | 6.68 | |
| M5 | 6.37 | 6.23ab | 6.94 | |
| M8 | 5.89 | 5.98b | 6.62 | |
| H3 | 6.36 | 6.54ab | 6.81 | |
| H5 | 6.58 | 6.68ab | 7 | |
| H8 | 6.49 | 6.73ab | 6.62 | |
Values are mean of triplicates
cfu/g colony forming unit per gram
a-cAny two means in the same column having the same letters in the same section are not significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Duncan’s test