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Table 1 Cell surface properties of L. helveticus NS8 and other probiotic cultures

From: Probiotic and anti-inflammatory attributes of an isolate Lactobacillus helveticus NS8 from Mongolian fermented koumiss

 

Cell surface properties

Bacteria

Adhesion (%)

Aggregation (%)

Hydrophobicity (%)

L. helveticus NS8

18.0 ± 1.3 a

78.8 ± 2.4

56.8 ± 1.0

L. acidophilus 1.2

4.6 ± 0.6

41.9 ± 3.1

33.8 ± 2.1

L. plantarum TH1

3.1 ± 0.1

22.5 ± 2.7

32.1 ± 0.5

  1. aAll the values are shown as mean ± SD of triplicate experiments
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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