Table 3. Acid tolerance and bile tolerance of strains isolated from kimchi when incubated for 2 h at pH 1.5, 2.0 and 3.0

Strains	Counting (CFU/mL)
	0 h	2 h
		pH 1.5	pH 2.0	pH 3.0
LA-5	9.01×1011	2.21×107	4.12×108	1.68×109
DK109	4.43×1011	1.12×107	8.51×107	1.26×109
DK211	8.15×1011	1.04×107	1.42×108	5.44×109
DK212	6.52×1011	1.42×107	6.98×107	9.54×108
DK215	3.02×1011	2.66×107	1.19×108	1.82×109
DK310	4.59×1011	3.97×107	1.92×108	2.88×109

LA-5, Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 (Chr. Hansen, Denmark); DK109, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
DK211, 212, Lacticaseibacillus casei; DK215, 310, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei; CFU, colony forming units.