Table 3.
Auto-aggregation (AA) at 35 °C of the tested lactic acid bacteria (Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: LP 31, LP 42, LP 148 and LP 179; Apilactobacillus kunkeei: ALK 181, ALK 222, ALK 268 and ALK 385). The data (mean ± SD; n = 3) were expressed as percentage of AA, different lowercase letters in each row and uppercase letters in each column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).
| Auto-Aggregation % | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (h) | LP31 | LP42 | LP148 | LP179 | ALK181 | ALK222 | ALK268 | ALK385 |
| 1 | 12.4 ± 0.3 Db | 11.2 ± 0.5 Cb | 9.5 ± 0.5 Db | 12.3 ± 0.9 Cb | 19.0 ± 0.9 Da | 8.93 ± 0.2 Cb | 9.1 ± 0.1 Db | 10.2 ± 0.4 Db |
| 2 | 17.0 ± 1.3 Cb | 15.1 ± 1.8 Cb | 14.5 ± 1.6 Cb | 13.8 ± 1.2 Cb | 24.4 ± 1.9 Ca | 12.4 ± 0.7 Cb | 14.7 ± 0.8 Cb | 17.0 ± 1.6 Cb |
| 5 | 29.4 ± 3.0 Bb | 24.0 ± 2.6 Bc | 30.2 ± 2.5 Bb | 31.5 ± 1.8 Ba | 36.1 ± 2.4 Ba | 26.3 ± 1.7 Bb | 24.8 ± 1.0 Bc | 28.8 ± 2.1 Bb |
| 24 | 68.8 ± 3.6 Aa | 59.2 ± 2.5 Ab | 57.9 ± 2.0 Ab | 58.7 ± 2.9 Ab | 60.0 ± 2.3 Ab | 51.1 ± 2.2 Ac | 59.2 ± 1.7 Ab | 56.8 ± 2.4 Ab |