Antifungal Activity of Lactobacillus sp. Bacteria in the Presence of Xylitol and Galactosyl-Xylitol

Table 2

Linear growth index and inhibition/stimulation rate according to Abbot’s formula of cell-free supernatant after lactic acid fermentation of Lactobacillus pentosus 0979 and Lactobacillus paracasei 0921 towards Alternaria brassicicola.

LAB	Polyol/gal-polyol	Estimated value	Content of cell-free supernatant of LAB (v/v)
			0%	10%	20%	30%	50%	70%
L. pentosus 0979	Xylitol		14.3	0	0	0	0	0
		[%]	—	100	100	100	100	100
	Galactosyl-xylitol		26.6	0	0	0	0	0
		[%]	—	100	100	100	100	100
L. paracasei 0921	Xylitol		6.4	5.6	1.8	0	0	0
		[%]	—	12.5	71.9	100	100	100
	Galactosyl-xylitol		6.8	0	0	0	0	0
		[%]	—	100	100	100	100	100

⁢: linear growth index [—]; : inhibition/stimulation rate according to Abbot’s formula [%].