Table 1.

Cell count of probiotic bacteria after 24 h during the fermentation of crude FOS.

Species	μmax [h−1]	Cell count [× 109 cfu·ml−1]
Bacillus coagulans	0.71	2.14 ± 0.23
Bacillus subtilis	1.93	2.92 ± 0.03
Lactobacillus rhamnosus	0.41	4.66 ± 0.05
Lactobacillus brevis	0.52	4.31 ± 0.29

T = 40°C, pH = 6.8, and agitation = 0.5 vvm. Values are means ± error (n = 2).