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. 2020 Feb 11;3:9–18. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2020.01.002

Table 2.

Viable cell counts (log CFU/ml) of Lactobacillus isolates in different pH conditions.

Strains 2.0 pH
3.0 pH
Control (pH 7.0)
0 h 2 h 4 h 0 h 2 h 4 h
K3A 7.47 ± 0.018a 5.20 ± 0.022d 4.17 ± 0.075e 8.14 ± 0.075b 5.85 ± 0.038d 5.03 ± 0.135d 8.29 ± 0.085b
K4E 8.83 ± 0.010b 5.15 ± 0.011d 4.65 ± 0.028e 8.50 ± 0.041b 5.82 ± 0.035d 5.26 ± 0.01d 9.73 ± 0.054c
K5 7.61 ± 0.015a 5.02 ± 0.030d 4.62 ± 0.05e 8.82 ± 0.050b 5.32 ± 0.074d 4.73 ± 0.045e 9.15 ± 0.025c
K7 7.69 ± 0.018a 5.42 ± 0.075d 4.78 ± 0.015e 8.57 ± 0.030b 6.67 ± 0.075f 5.15 ± 0.01d 9.75 ± 0.02c
K14 8.89 ± 0.05b 5.59 ± 0.010d 4.45 ± 0.054e 8.35 ± 0.054b 6.91 ± 0.060f 5.44 ± 0.025d 8.10 ± 0.11b
K16 8.29 ± 0.04b 5.85 ± 0.028d 5.12 ± 0.026d 8.68 ± 0.040b 6.15 ± 0.054f 5.76 ± 0.06d 9.54 ± 0.085c
K27A 7.43 ± 0.05a 5.79 ± 0.028d 4.30 ± 0.030e 8.78 ± 0.045b 5.20 ± 0.021d 5.57 ± 0.045d 8.87 ± 0.08c
RD7 7.11 ± 0.06a 5.74 ± 0.030d 4.80 ± 0.12e 8.26 ± 0.026b 6.19 ± 0.030f 5.69 ± 0.06d 9.67 ± 0.07b

Values are mean ± SD of three independent determinations (n = 3) of each sample. Values bearing different superscripts in each column differ significantly (P < 0.05).