Screening of Indigenous Oxalate Degrading Lactic Acid Bacteria from Human Faeces and South Indian Fermented Foods: Assessment of Probiotic Potential

Table 2

Survivability of LAB isolates at acidic condition.

Isolates	Initial mean; count^1	pH 2	Survival rate (%)	pH 3	Survival rate (%)
TY5	7.25±0.27	4.63±0.15^a	63.8	5.74±0.36^a	79.17
TY12	6.67±0.85	4.59±0.84^a	68.89	5.43±0.88^a	81.48
TY14	6.5±0	—	—	3.96±0.28	66
AM3	7.29±0.20	4.21±0.97	57.75	6.52±0.1	89.5
AM15	8.41±0.77	3.35±0.07	39.8	4.99±0.76	59.3
AM20	7.27±0.05	3.76±0.25	37.96	5.4±0.5	74.27
PR3	6.41±0.05	—	—	3.66±0.31	57.09
PR14	6.51±0.15	3.41±0.07	52.38	4.46±0.45	68.5
PR45	6.81±0.06	—	—	4±0.12^a	54
ER5	6.8±0.19	4.06±0.36	67.7	6.37±0.25^a	94
MM39	7.62±1.07	2.12±0.1	34.2	4.83±0.04	63.38
MSS10	7.22±0.07	3.44±0.08	60.3	5.88±0.14	81.44
AB11	7.24±0.09	6.02±0.16^a	67.44	6.73±0.11^a	88.7
C2	7.57±0.45	—	—	3.06±0.33	40.42
AB1	8.65±0.07	6.71±0.17	61.5	6.88±0.18^a	79.53
AB8	8.35±0.26	7.12±0.07	72.72	7.05±0.09^a	84.43
W21	7.88±0.36	2.64±0.26	33.50	4.71±0.28^a	43.11

1Viable counts were transformed to log CFU/mL and expressed as mean ± SD in three experiments. aSignificant difference (𝑃<0.05) at log₁₀ measurements after 3 h incubation compared to the initial count. (—) No growth.