Functional Probiotic Assessment and In Vivo Cholesterol-Lowering Efficacy of Weissella sp. Associated with Arid Lands Living-Hosts

Table 2

Adherence of cells of Weissella strains to Caco-2 and MIM/PPk cell lines.

Strains
	Caco-2	MIM/PPk
W. confusa F80	NA	+++
W. halotolerans F99	+++	++
W. halotolerans FAS23	++	++
W. halotolerans FAS3	+++	+++
W. halotolerans FAS24	+++	+++

(ǂ), NA: No significant adhesion (< 40); (+), weak adhesion, 40 ≤ Nb < 200); (++), Good adhesion (200 ≤ Nb <1000); (+++), strong adhesion (≥1000). Each value represents the mean value ±standard deviation (SD) from three trials. Adherence was evaluated in 20 random microscopic fields.