Table 2.
Effect of bile salt on the viability of free and microencapsulated (alginate+xanthan gum) L. rhamnosus microcapsules (log cfu mL−1).
| Bile (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| (h) | |||||||||
| Free cells | 2 | 6.84 ± 0.02 | Aa | 9.27 ± 0.01 | Bg | 8.97 ± 0.02 | Cm | 11.33 ± 0.05 | Ds |
| 4 | 6.90 ± 0.02 | Ac | 9.26 ± 0.03 | Bi | 8.91 ± 0.02 | Co | 11.26 ± 0.15 | Du | |
| 6 | 6.97 ± 0.03 | Ae | 9.25 ± 0.01 | Bk | 8.84 ± 0.03 | Cq | 11.30 ± 0.10 | Dw | |
| MC cells | 2 | 8.97 ± 0.02 | Ab | 10.28 ± 0.01 | Bh | 11.00 ± 0.04 | Cn | 12.35 ± 0.20 | Dt |
| 4 | 7.94 ± 0.04 | Ad | 10.20 ± 0.01 | Bj | 9.94 ± 0.04 | Cp | 12.28 ± 0.04 | Dv | |
| 6 | 7.92 ± 0.04 | Af | 9.91 ± 0.05 | Bl | 9.87 ± 0.05 | Cr | 12.18 ± 0.08 | Dx | |
Values are mean ± SD of three independent determinations (n = 3) of each isolate. A, B, C, D means within a row differed significantly (p < 0.05). a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x means within a column differed significantly (p < 0.05) (n = 3).