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Table 4.

Zearalenone (ZEA) removal by L. acidophilus CIP: 76.13T and L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus CIP: 101027T determined after 24 and 48 h of incubation in animal liquid feed (LF) at 37 °C. The microbial count at 0, 24, and 48 h is also reported. Values represent means ± standard deviations of three independent experiments.

LAB Strain	ZEA Reduction (%)		Log cfu/mL
LAB Strain	24 h	48 h	0 h	24 h	48 h
L. acidophilus CIP: 76.13T	14 ± 2 ^a	22 ± 2 ^b	5.6 ± 0.1 ^a	7.5 ± 0.1 ^b	5.6 ± 0.8 ^a
L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus CIP: 101027T	10 ± 2 ^a	23 ± 2 ^b	5.8 ± 0.1 ^a	9.5 ± 0.6 ^c	8.9 ± 1.1 ^d

Values within each group with different superscript letters are statistically different (ANOVA, Duncan test with p < 0.05 representing significance).