Table 5.
Survivability of lactobacilli isolates in simulated intestinal juice (Pancreatin).
|
Isolates |
Viable cell counts (log CFU/ml) at different incubation hours |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 h |
2 h |
4 h |
0 h |
2 h |
4 h |
|
| Intestinal juices (pH 8) | Control (pH 7) | |||||
| K3A | 7.196 ± 0.05a | 6.812 ± 0.06c | 5.744 ± 0.10d | 8.326 ± 0.19b | 8.412 ± 0.14b | 8.601 ± 0.15b |
| K4E | 8.750 ± 0.10b | 7.720 ± 0.21a | 6.917 ± 0.15c | 9.778 ± 0.24e | 9.802 ± 0.20e | 9.911 ± 0.25e |
| K5 | 7.525 ± 0.09a | 6.646 ± 0.16c | 5.145 ± 0.18d | 8.735 ± 0.10b | 8.880 ± 0.30b | 9.075 ± 0.18e |
| K7 | 8.733 ± 0.08b | 7.505 ± 0.30a | 6.106 ± 0.30c | 9.662 ± 0.15e | 9.720 ± 0.18e | 9.781 ± 0.07e |
| K14 | 7.812 ± 0.15a | 6.623 ± 0.33c | 5.417 ± 0.08d | 8.678 ± 0.09b | 8.875 ± 0.18b | 8.901 ± 0.15b |
| K16 | 8.411 ± 0.20b | 7.112 ± 0.07a | 6.885 ± 0.015c | 9.522 ± 0.04e | 9.621 ± 0.07e | 9.726 ± 0.30e |
| K27A | 7.965 ± 0.08a | 6.271 ± 0.09c | 5.525 ± 0.07d | 8.012 ± 0.16b | 8.112 ± 0.15b | 8.267 ± 0.33b |
| RD7 | 8.225 ± 0.04b | 7.112 ± 0.10a | 6.878 ± 0.05c | 9.335 ± 0.20e | 9.458 ± 0.10e | 9.600 ± 0.24e |
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).