Table-2.
Lactobacillus viability of probiotic white cheese samples during storage time (mean values±SD).
| Lactobacillus species | Lactobacillus count (Log10 CFU/g) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (days) | |||||||
| 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | |
| L. plantarum | 9.81±0.03Aa | 8.96±0.01Ab | 7.95±0.00Ac | 7.74±0.04Ad | 6.72±0.04Ae | 6.63±0.06Aef | 6.52±0.07Af |
| L. casei | 9.73±0.1Aa | 8.92±0.01ABb | 7.79±0.04Bc | 6.94±0.02Bd | 6.61±0.12Ae | 6.36±0.1Bf | 6.50±0.04Aef |
| L. agilis | 9.82±0.05Aa | 8.84±0.00BCb | 7.60±0.00Bc | 6.52±0.07Cd | 5.91±0.01Be | 5.72±0.04Cf | 5.52±0.07Bg |
| L. helveticus | 9.32±0.12Ba | 8.81±0.03Cb | 8.07±0.22Ac | 7.78±0.01Ac | 6.61±0.02Ade | 6.36±±0.10Be | 6.72±0.04Ad |
| L. delbrueckii | 9.44±0.12Ba | 8.52±0.07Db | 7.87±0.05ABc | 6.82±0.04Bd | 4.36±0.10Ce | 4.67±0.05Df | 4.56±0.07Ce |
| L. salivarius | 9.77±0.07Aa | 9.48±0.03Eb | 7.62±0.03Bc | 5.79±0.08Dd | 4.98±0.03De | 4.94±0.03Ee | 4.72±0.04Ce |
Same small letters within the same row indicate non-significant differences (p>0.05) based on Tukey’s Range Test. Same capital letters within the same column indicate non-significant differences (p>0.05) based on Tukey’s range test, SD=Standard deviation, L. plantarum=Lactobacillus plantarum, L. casei=Lactobacillus casei, L. agilis=Lactobacillus agilis, L. helveticus=Lactobacillus helveticus, L. delbrueckii=Lactobacillus delbrueckii, L. salivarius=Lactobacillus salivarius