TABLE 3.

Alkali resistance of L. plantarum RS-09 at different bile salt concentrations for 2 h (n = 3, mean ± SD).

Bile salt (%)	Viable count (1 × 106 CFU/mL)a		Survival rate (%)b
	0h	2h
0.3	7.82 ± 0.34	5.58 ± 0.53	71.43
0.5	7.57 ± 0.10	5.33 ± 0.28	70.48
1	7.38 ± 0.67	5.20 ± 0.28	70.43
1.5	7.30 ± 0.58	5.03 ± 1.27	68.95
2	7.12 ± 0.85	4.47 ± 0.73	62.76

^aValues are means ± standard deviation of three independent experiments.

^bAcid resistant strains with mean survival rates.