Figure 2.

Decrease in cytotoxicity of chlorpyrifos, coumaphos, and imidacloprid after 24 h incubation with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains measured by MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. Each data point represents the mean of the absorbance values from cells from eight individual wells. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Statistical significance was calculated versus positive control (appropriate pesticide standard), * p ≤ 0.1, ** p ≤ 0.05, *** p ≤ 0.01.