Acid resistance and bile salt tolerance of isolated strains
Tolerance of 4 isolates against low pH (pH 2.0 and 3.0) and bile
salts were examined (Table 4). The ability of an organism to survive
under acidic conditions (low pH) and bile salts environments is
important and required for probiotics. When exposed to pH 3.0 for
3 h, Lb. plantarum C182 survived quite well and the survival ratio
was 52.50%. Survival ratios of other strains were much lower,
5.41e6.47%. When exposed to pH 2.0 for 3 h, Lb. plantarum C182