Table 5 Bile tolerance, measured as change in absorbance, of 12 of strains of L. plantarum to different concentrations of bile salts

IMAU70089

2.038 ± 0.010

2.057 ± 0.031

2.242 ± 0.003

2.285 ± 0.021

2.286 ± 0.006

2.206 ± 0.026

1.981 ± 0.053

1.844 ± 0.132

1.770 ± 0.054

IMAU60171

1.645 ± 0.125

1.746 ± 0.045

1.844 ± 0.014

1.383 ± 0.537

1.639 ± 0.011

1.431 ± 0.038

1.400 ± 0.037

1.401 ± 0.029

1.462 ± 0.083

IMAU70004

1.276 ± 0.016

1.384 ± 0.038

1.303 ± 0.018

1.283 ± 0.005

1.232 ± 0.015

1.083 ± 0.016

1.101 ± 0.013

1.141 ± 0.013

1.280 ± 0.018

IMAU70042

1.407 ± 0.042

1.295 ± 0.044

1.334 ± 0.014

1.294 ± 0.001

1.301 ± 0.010

1.100 ± 0.021

1.082 ± 0.016

1.110 ± 0.005

1.275 ± 0.013

IMAU10156

1.151 ± 0.056

1.201 ± 0.018

1.129 ± 0.049

1.114 ± 0.066

1.119 ± 0.033

0.980 ± 0.024

0.975 ± 0.012

0.984 ± 0.032

1.124 ± 0.017

IMAU40126

1.324 ± 0.060

1.363 ± 0.116

1.262 ± 0.010

1.260 ± 0.167

1.277 ± 0.078

0.992 ± 0.157

1.103 ± 0.145

1.144 ± 0.083

1.114 ± 0.206

IMAU10120

1.192 ± 0.028

1.277 ± 0.027

1.207 ± 0.050

1.192 ± 0.042

1.172 ± 0.049

1.021 ± 0.062

1.027 ± 0.049

1.013 ± 0.023

1.107 ± 0.011

IMAU60042

1.362 ± 0.017

1.429 ± 0.061

1.276 ± 0.064

1.134 ± 0.017

1.132 ± 0.091

1.033 ± 0.019

1.029 ± 0.023

0.984 ± 0.016

1.031 ± 0.048

IMAU20029

1.447 ± 0.020

1.205 ± 0.030

1.264 ± 0.007

1.280 ± 0.003

1.173 ± 0.017

1.174 ± 0.022

0.960 ± 0.084

0.973 ± 0.003

0.908 ± 0.114

IMAU10058

1.214 ± 0.005

1.063 ± 0.034

1.111 ± 0.008

1.050 ± 0.015

1.069 ± 0.023

1.026 ± 0.006

0.886 ± 0.008

0.885 ± 0.007

0.901 ± 0.009

IMAU30055

1.149 ± 0.037

1.188 ± 0.028

1.030 ± 0.020

1.000 ± 0.025

0.967 ± 0.032

0.678 ± 0.033

0.664 ± 0.029

0.579 ± 0.090

0.626 ± 0.038

IMAU40005

1.072 ± 0.043

0.720 ± 0.010

0.809 ± 0.007

0.746 ± 0.028

0.712 ± 0.048

0.476 ± 0.077

0.410 ± 0.073

0.387 ± 0.034

0.622 ± 0.039