Table 2. The pH of the protective solutions before and after dipping of the cell-containing alginate beads during 1 h at 23°C. Data are of Streptococcus thermophilus Y-12S grown on trehalose.

Solution

Before

After

Peptone

6.21

6.48

Lactose

4.61

5.25

Whey-sucrose

6.62

6.22

Trehalose

6.20

5.87


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