Hydrogel Derived from Glucomannan-Chitosan to Improve the Survival of Lactobacillus acidophilus FNCC 0051 in Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluid

Table 4

Density of Lactobacillus acidophilus FNCC 0051 and Escherichia coli cells in 10 log CFU/mL after 0 h, 24 h, and 48 h of incubation with prebiotics, inulin, hydrogel, and glucose.

Prebiotic	Lactobacillus acidophilus			Escherichia coli
	0 h	24 h	48 h	0 h	24 h	48 h
Glucose	6.94 ± 1.32^a	8.35 ± 0.81^a	9.17 ± 0.01^b	6.65 ± 0.92^a	8.54 ± 0.09^ab	9.29 ± 0.49^b
Inulin	6.59 ± 0.19^a	7.33 ± 0.49^ab	8.48 ± 0.88^a	9.53 ± 0.09^a	7.59 ± 0.32^a	8.47 ± 0.75^a
Hydrogel	9.37 ± 0.10^a	9.58 ± 0.46^a	10.15 ± 0.21^b	8.80 ± 1.13^a	8.17 ± 0.86^a	9.02 ± 2.18^a

Values represent the mean ± SD. Different superscript letters in the same row indicate significantly different results at the level of .