Fig. 8
From: Lactobacilli with probiotic potential in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
Adhesion of vole lactobacilli to Caco-2 epithelial cells. Assay results are depicted for the five most promising probiotic candidate strains as well as ATCC 33200 (Lj) and LGG as controls. Adhesion is expressed as the mean percentage of bacteria that bound to Caco-2 cell monolayers relative to the amount of bacteria added. The number of bacterial CFUs added varied between 1.5 × 108 to 3.4 × 108 CFUs mL−1. Each value represents the mean of triplicate measurements; error bars indicate the standard deviation.*P < 0.05 (one-way ANOVA)