Strain Condition¥ Time# Mean n              
L. gasseri CRL 1412 SM 60 1.22 ± 0.07 2 A*            
L. gasseri CRL 1421 SM 90 1.12 ± 0.07 2 A B          
L. gasseri CRL 1421 SM 60 1.07 ± 0.07 2 A B C        
L. gasseri CRL 1460 SM 90 1.03 ± 0.07 2 A B C        
L. gasseri CRL 1412 SM 90 1 ± 0.07 2   B C        
L. gasseri CRL 1460 SM 60 1 ± 0.07 2   B C        
L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii CRL 1461 SM 60 0.91 ± 0.07 2     C D      
L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckiiCRL 1461 NDW 60 0.75 ± 0.07 2       D E    
L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii CRL 1461 NDW 90 0.75 ± 0.07 2       D E    
L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii CRL 1461 SM 90 0.66 ± 0.07 2         E F  
L. gasseri CRL 1421 NDW 60 0.65 ± 0.07 2         E F  
L. gasseri CRL 1421 NDW 90 0.65 ± 0.07 2         E F  
L. gasseri CRL 1412 NDW 60 0.53 ± 0.07 2           F  
L. gasseri CRL 1412 NDW 90 0.53 ± 0.07 2           F  
L. gasseri CRL 1460 NDW 90 0 2             G
L. gasseri CRL 1460 NDW 60 0 2             G
*Means with a common letter are not significantly different (Fisher´s test, P< 0.05). ¥Lyophilization matrix; SM: Skim Milk; NDW: Neutral Sterilized Distilled Water #days
Table 6:Stored survival factor (SFs) for freeze-dried microencapsulated LAB strains in different conditions