Table 1 Viable counts (means log CFU mL⁻¹ ± standard deviation) of 6 Lactobacillus isolates grown in MRS broth at pH 3, 2.5, and 2

FS20

5.85 ± 0.17

6.10 ± 0.03

6.01 ± 0.11

2.92 ± 0.11

6.13 ± 0.12

–

FS24

6.30 ± 0.05

5.51 ± 0.08

6.12 ± 0.16

1.54 ± 0.06

6.27 ± 0.25

–

FS103

6.30 ± 0.15

5.30 ± 0.08

6.16 ± 0.21

5.81 ± 0.07

6.65 ± 0.03

3.81 ± 0.25

FS109

6.23 ± 0.08

6.41 ± 0.04

6.40 ± 0.06

4.18 ± 0.10

6.89 ± 0.18

–

FS111

6.26 ± 0.02

6.43 ± 0.05

6.07 ± 0.14

2.27 ± 0.12

5.97 ± 0.09

–

FS112

6.25 ± 0.07

5.00 ± 0.06

6.18 ± 0.22

1.11 ± 0.16

6.89 ± 0.04

–