Low pH and bile salt tolerance
Table 1 illustrates the survival rates of L. plantarum 15HN and L. lactis subsp. Lactis 44Lac before and after being incubated for 3 h at pH 2.5 or 0.3% oxgall. L. plantarum 15HN and L. lactis subsp. Lactis 44Lac displayed high survival rates: 71% and 85% after being incubated at pH 2.5 and 88% and 92% after being incubated at 0.3% oxgall, respectively.