Table 1.
Effect of various culture media composition on the cell growth of L. plantarum

Components (%) Basal medium Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4
Glucose 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
Yeast extract 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5
Casein 1.0 - - - -
(NH4)2SO4 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
KH2PO4 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
K2HPO4 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
MgSO4 0.01 - - - -
Na2HPO4 1.0 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Vitamin C 0.8 - - - -
Tween 80 0.1 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
CFU/mL (108) 4.2±0.2 3.9±0.6 1.9±0.4 2.3±0.9 5.0±1.5