Figure 6.

Results of the measurements of: (a) cells’ metabolic activity, (b) growth inhibition of the cells, performed for control (C), lyophilized (L), alginate hydrogel-encapsulated (EC), and electrospun fibers immobilized (ES) cells of L. plantarum 2675 exposed to increased temperature (50 °C, 24 h) or UV radiation (λ = 253 nm, 30 min). Error bars represent the standard error of the mean of the three replicates in three independent experiments. Different lowercase letters suggest the significant differences among mean values for each treatment group (t-test; p < 0.05).