Therefore, mean log cell number/portion
estimated by PMA-qPCR (Pq) are shown to identify the influence of
combinations (Fig. 5A) and TSC (Fig. 5B) on the viability of the
probiotic strains. Viability of R0011 was lower in the two-strains
mixed cultures with BB12 (Combination: RA) in sap samples inoculated
at both concentrations of 108 and 1010 CFU/portion (Fig. 5A)
in agreement with the results on cultivability (Fig. 4A).