Functional Probiotic Assessment and In Vivo Cholesterol-Lowering Efficacy of Weissella sp. Associated with Arid Lands Living-Hosts
Table 1
Origin and survival rate (%) of selected Weissella strains to low pH and different bile concentrations.
Strains
Source
Survival rate () at pH2.2
Survival rate () in bile after 3 h
0.3
0.5
W. cibaria V28 (KM100709)
Plant (Euphorbia guyoniana)
61.63±0.20
64.46±0.01
82.9±0.03
W. confusa F81 (KM100707)
Camel feces
53.28±0.13
76.26±0.10
50.96±0.01
W. confusa F80 (KM100708)
Camel feces
68.89±0.17
77.80±0.03
85.16±0.01
W. halotolerans F99 (KM100706)
Camel feces
74.24±0.12
78.78±0.03
96.28±0.05
W. halotolerans FAS23 (KM100711)
Ant gut
89.29±0.03
72.00±0.25
54.65±0.02
W. halotolerans FAS22 KM100710)
Ant gut
60.20±0.09
29.86±0.34
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W. halotolerans FAS3 (KM100705)
Ant gut
69.97±0.18
73.96±0.05
56.33±0.02
W. halotolerans FAS65 (KF198087)
Ant gut
44.45±0.14
75.33±0.05
50.23±0.09
W. halotolerans FAS24 (KF198085)
Ant gut
72.10±0.11
68.00±0.80
42.60±1.10
En. faecium MMRA
Dairy product
85.42±0.01
89.14±0.03
75.60±0.02
W, Weissella; En., Enterococcus. Each value represents the mean value ±standard deviation (SD) from three trials. (-), No growth; (), Survival rate of bacterial cells successively treated in a low pH and high bile.
