Microencapsulation of Probiotic Strains by Lyophilization Is Efficient in Maintaining the Viability of Microorganisms and Modulation of Fecal Microbiota in Cats

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Microorganism</td><td class="align_center">May 2017</td><td class="align_center">December 2017</td><td class="align_center">% Reduction</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Lactobacilli</i></td><td class="align_center">8.28</td><td class="align_center">6.65</td><td class="align_center">19.66</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Enterococci</i></td><td class="align_center">8.22</td><td class="align_center">7.09</td><td class="align_center">13.75</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Yeasts</td><td class="align_center">8.22</td><td class="align_center">6.98</td><td class="align_center">15.09</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Microbial viability (log CFU/g) of a commercial probiotic supplement after 7 months of storage.</div>

International Journal of Microbiology

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Table 4: Microencapsulation of Probiotic Strains by Lyophilization Is Efficient in Maintaining the Viability of Microorganisms and Modulation of Fecal Microbiota in Cats 

Table 4 | Microencapsulation of Probiotic Strains by Lyophilization Is Efficient in Maintaining the Viability of Microorganisms and Modulation of Fecal Microbiota in Cats 