Table 1 Relative survival rates of Bacillus strains in artificial media similar to GIT

F20

49.56 ± 1.40^a

66.11 ± 0.78^c

44.10 ± 0.62^a

87.91 ± 0.41^a

70.77 ± 0.13^c

66.96 ± 0.42^a

F21

46.73 ± 0.57^bc

66.90 ± 0.49^c

34.55 ± 0.77^bc

75.84 ± 0.64^d

87.90 ± 2.55^a

64.85 ± 0.56^a

F24

44.91 ± 0.48 ^cd

55.90 ± 0.92^e

41.27 ± 0.61^ab

52.69 ± 0.71^f

62.12 ± 0.77^c

61.77 ± 0.60^abc

F26

44.40 ± 1.18 ^cd

79.21 ± 0.76^a

41.58 ± 0.80^ab

82.03 ± 0.35^b

88.00 ± 1.40^a

66.98 ± 1.23^a

F44

35.92 ± 0.42^ed

69.26 ± 1.01^b

20.55 ± 0.77^de

60.50 ± 0.23^e

79.62 ± 0.70^b

61.25 ± 0.42^ab

B54

48.22 ± 0.38^ab

61.41 ± 1.15^d

31.35 ± 1.62 ^cd

80.86 ± 0.00^c

74.48 ± 0.57^b

52.90 ± 0.49^bc

P-value

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.02