The viable cell counts ofL. acidophilusLa-5,B. animalisBb-12,
andS. thermophiluswere monitored weekly during the storage
period (1 up to 28 days) for all formulations in duplicates (two
different pots of the same batch, totalling six pots for each
formulation at each storage point). For microbiological analysis,
portions of 25 g of duplicate product samples were blended with
225 mL of 0.1 g 100 mL
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peptone water in a Bag Mixer 400
(Interscience, St. Nom, France) and submitted to serial dilutions
with the same diluent