TABLE 4C.

Viable cell count log cfu/ml of LAB survived in simulated gastric juice at different time intervals.

	Viable cell count log cfu/ml
LAB strains	0 h	1 h	2 h	3 h
OUBN1	6.96 ± 0.05	6.89 ± 0.04	6.88 ± 0.03	6.82 ± 0.03
OUBN3	9.00 ± 0.02	8.94 ± 0.03	8.95 ± 0.02	8.94 ± 0.02
OUBN4	7.98 ± 0.01	7.94 ± 0.02	7.91 ± 0.06	7.90 ± 0.03
OUBN5	9.01 ± 0.03	8.93 ± 0.03	8.92 ± 0.05	8.94 ± 0.03

The mean of three values is presented for each sample ± SD. Viable counts wer expressed in log cfu/ml. No significant (P < 0.17) difference in the viability of the cells in the gastric conditions incubated for 3 h.