Table 4.
Quantity assays performed on coated L. plantarum according to method B, compared to uncoated cells.
| Trial | LP/Eudragit Ratio |
Viability in H2O (CFU/g) |
Viability in HCl (CFU/g) |
Viability in PBS (CFU/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:10 | - | Absent | 2.0 ± 0.4 × 103 |
| 2 | 1:5 | 1.1 ± 0.7 × 102 | Absent | 1.2 ± 0.6 × 104 |
| 3 | 1:5 | 2.1 ± 0.7 × 103 | Absent | 1.1 ± 0.5 × 104 |
| 4 | 1:2 | 5.3 ± 0.1 × 103 | Absent | 1.3 ± 0.5 × 102 |
| 5 | 1:1 | 1.1 ± 0.7 × 103 | Absent | 8.0 ± 0.2 × 103 |
| 6 | 1:1 | 2.3 ± 0.5 × 102 | Absent | 6.0 ± 0.5 × 109 |
| L. plantarum | 2.1 ± 0.5 × 1011 | Absent | 2.0 ± 0.3 × 1011 |