Table 4.
Acid and bile salts tolerance of LAB strains
| Isolates | Acid tolerance (survival %) | Bile tolerance (Time needed for increasing 0.3 units) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRS (h) | MRS+0.3% bile (h) | Adaptation time (h) | ||
| LAB1 | 21.52±6.5def | 2.93±0.09 | 3.74±0.1 | .79±0.16b |
| LAB2 | 89.79±4a | 4.04±0.05 | 4.5±0.04 | .42±0.06bcd |
| LAB3 | 7.31±1.45ef | 4.5±0.04 | 6.36±0.12 | 2.05±0.15a |
| LAB4 | 48.41±8.1bc | 3.79±0.14 | 4.06±0.05 | .36±0.05bcd |
| LAB5 | 22.4±7.27def | 3.55±0.06 | 5.57±0.09 | 2.02±0.16a |
| LAB6 | 24.42±3.2 def | 4.51±0.17 | 6.68±0.03 | 2.18±0.17a |
| LAB7 | 52.51±8.1b | 3.64±0.02 | 4.02±0.03 | .37±0.05bcd |
| LAB8 | 44.11±4.5ef | 4.67±0.02 | 6.68±0.04 | 2.00±0.2a |
| LAB9 | 28.4±2.54cde | 4.04±0.03 | 4.67±0.02 | .62±0.04b |
| LAB10 | 80.07±12.63a | 3.69±0.04 | 4.15±0.04 | .46±0.1bc |
| LAB11 | 5.89±1.35f | 3.9±0.07 | 4.66±0.04 | .75±0.11b |
| LAB12 | 32.77±2.37bcd | 2.95±0.05 | 3.57±0.09 | .62±0.13b |
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation (n=3). Means within the same column with different superscript letters are statistically different based on Tukey's test (p<0.05).