Based on the results of this study, chitosan coating enhanced the survivability of encapsulated cells in sequential
condition. About 3.6 log reduction in viable cells was observed for alginate coated chitosan after 120 min sequential incubation and about 2.7e2.9 log reduction was observed for alginate/inulin coated chitosan cells as compared to 4.7e4.9 log reduction for alginate/inulin with different chain lengths (without coating), 5.7 log reduction for alginate encapsulated and 6.7 log for free cells
(Table 2).