Table 7. Maximal growth rates and O.D.max of Lactobacillus acidophilus EQ57 in a base media supplemented with bakers'-brewers' YE obtained by co-autolysis process. For each column, means with the same subscript letters are not significantly different (P > 0.05).

% bakers' yeasts in the mix

µmax (h-1)

O.D.max (600nm)

0

0.416  ab

1.264  ab

20

0.418  ab

1.060  bc

50

0.366  ab

0.829  def

60

0.344  abc

0.717  efg

80

0.238  bc

0.602  fgh

100

0.176  c

0.383  h


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