Table 1.
Normalized width measurement in mm of inhibition halos obtained in the agar spot test.
| Probiotic Spot Incubation Time (h) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogen | Probiotic Strain | 0 | 24 | 48 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | LBR01 | - | 1.19 ± 0.17 | 2.17 ± 0.4 |
| LS03 | - | - | - | |
| LRE11 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.23 ± 0.04 | 0.96 ± 0.16 | |
| LR04 | 0.58 ± 0.07 | 1.38 ± 0.13 | >3.88 # | |
| LC04 | 0.46 ± 0.10 | 1.17 ± 0.31 | 2.46 ± 0.14 | |
| LF26 | 0.48 ± 0.07 | 1.19 ± 0.22 | 1.98 ± 0.34 | |
| Bl-04 | - | 1.65 ± 0.13 | >3.88 # | |
| B632 | - | 1.13 ± 0.11 | 2.27 ± 0.32 | |
| S. mitis | LBR01 | - | 0.31 ± 0.00 | 0.83 ± 0.26 |
| LS03 | - | - | - | |
| LRE11 | 0.27 ± 0.04 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | 0.44 ± 0.06 | |
| LR04 | 0.50 ± 0.06 | 0.90 ± 0.18 | 1.38 ± 0.13 | |
| LC04 | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 1.17 ± 0.07 | |
| LF26 | 0.27 ± 0.04 | 0.58 ± 0.16 | 0.92 ± 0.19 | |
| Bl-04 | - | 0.88 ± 0.11 | 1.60 ± 0.18 | |
| B632 | - | 0.46 ± 0.10 | 1.17 ± 0.10 | |
| S. mutans | LBR01 | - | 0.83 ± 0.07 | >3.88 # |
| LS03 | - | - | - | |
| LRE11 | 0.35 ± 0.07 | 0.48 ± 0.04 | 0.98 ± 0.16 | |
| LR04 | 0.71 ± 0.07 | 1.52 ± 0.25 | >3.88 # | |
| LC04 | 0.77 ± 0.16 | 1.92 ± 0.34 | >3.88 # | |
| LF26 | 0.52 ± 0.04 | 0.88 ± 0.11 | >3.88 # | |
| Bl-04 | - | 1.67 ± 0.29 | >3.88 # | |
Data are reported as the mean of three independent measurements ± SD.—no inhibition halo observed; # complete growth inhibition was observed.