Figure 1: Morphology of alginate microcapsules containing bovine LAB strains. Optical microscopy: A: L. gasseri CRL 1412-MCs (Scale bar: 5 μm). Scanning electron microscopy: B: L. gasseri 1421-MCs; C: L. gasseri CRL 1412-MCs; D: L. delbruekii subsp. delbruekii CRL 1461-MCs (Scale bar: 1 μm).