*2.11. Bacterial Adhetion Test*

Samples of approximately 30 mg were incubated in 0.5 MF *E. coli* solution for 24 h. Once removed and gently washed with sterile water to remove non-adhering bacteria, the samples were placed in a glass tube with 1 mL of sterile water and taken to the vortex for 3 min [30,31]. After vortexing, a 0.1 mL aliquot was taken and diluted to 1 mL. An amount of 0.1 mL of this solution was removed and seeded using the inverted plate technique. The solution was left to incubate for 24 h, and the former colonies were counted [32].
