Table 2.
Scanning electron microscopy averages for adherence of pathogenic bacteria to yeast probiotics LYA and LYB and paraprobiotics CWA, CWB and CWC
Bacteria | LYA | LYB | CWA | CWB | CWC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Adhere | % Adhere | % Adhere | % Adhere | % Adhere | |
A. pyogenes | 39.05 | 17.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
B. fragilis | 55.32 | 13.51 | 37.50 | 15.22 | 4.55 |
C. difficile | 17.24 | 20.97 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
C. perfringens | 35.61 | 37.32 | 41.23 | 30.09 | 75.00 |
E. coli O157:H7 | 10.76 | 9.93 | 15.04 | 1.49 | 12.04 |
F. necrophorum | 13.51 | 55.32 | 37.50 | 15.22 | 4.55 |
L. monocytogenes | 8.69 | 6.25 | 1.96 | 9.37 | 5.88 |
P. assacharolytica | 85.63 | 31.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
S. Dublin | 34.00 | 9.09 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
S. Enteritidis | 49.09 | 55.22 | 16.67 | 0.00 | 11.90 |
S. Heidelberg | 29.30 | 30.43 | 24.99 | 46.43 | 22.22 |
S. Typhi | 65.08 | 58.83 | 21.53 | 59.32 | 50.00 |
S. Typhimurium | 92.31 | 96.67 | 88.89 | 85.71 | 98.11 |
Average | 41.20% | 34.03% | 22.87% | 20.60% | 22.33% |