. 2020 Apr 9;25(7):1718. doi: 10.3390/molecules25071718

Table 4.

Effect of olive and fig leaves extracts in the growth rate and maximal optical density of probiotic bacteria strain.

Condition	Composition	Method	Specific Growth Rate (h⁻¹)	‡MOD
Lactobacillus casei
Bacteria	water	-	0.392 ± 0.001 ^a	2.797 ± 0.027 ^a
Bacteria	EtOH	-	0.383 ± 0.003 ^a	2.837 ± 0.018 ^ab
Olive leaves	water	CE	0.398 ± 0.016 ^a	2.857 ± 0.058 ^ab
	water	UAE	0.388 ± 0.005 ^a	2.884 ± 0.033 ^ab
	EtOH	CE	0.383 ± 0.008 ^a	2.904 ± 0.071 ^abc
	EtOH	UAE	0.398 ± 0.007 ^a	2.852 ± 0.083 ^ab
Fig leaves	water	CE	0.437 ± 0.002^b	3.077 ± 0.023 ^c
	water	UAE	0.441 ± 0.003^b	3.024 ± 0.041 ^bc
	EtOH	CE	0.390 ± 0.009 ^a	2.873 ± 0.062 ^ab
	EtOH	UAE	0.389 ± 0.007 ^a	2.885 ± 0.006 ^abc
Bifidobacterium lactis
Bacteria	water	--	0.234 ± 0.021 ^a	2.451 ± 0.052 ^a
Bacteria	EtOH	--	0.236 ± 0.016 ^a	2.463 ± 0.095 ^a
Olive leaves	water	CE	0.255 ± 0.008 ^a	2.634 ± 0.081 ^a
	water	UAE	0.223 ± 0.005 ^a	2.461 ± 0.013 ^a
	EtOH	CE	0.233± 0.011 ^a	2.492 ± 0.047 ^a
	EtOH	UAE	0.229 ± 0.017 ^a	2.481 ± 0.008 ^a
Fig leaves	water	CE	0.252 ± 0.003 ^a	2.481 ± 0.013 ^a
		UAE	0.263 ± 0.007 ^a	2.540 ± 0.036 ^a
	EtOH	CE	0.217 ± 0.006 ^a	2.386 ± 0.050 ^a
		UAE	0.234 ± 0.005 ^a	2.476 ± 0.012 ^a

Note: EtOH = Ethanol: * Method: Conventional extraction (CE) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE). ‡MOD: Maximal optical density measured at 595 nm. Different letters in the same column represent statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).