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Table 1 Morphological, biochemical characteristics and antimicrobial activity of LAB isolates

From: Isolation of Pediococcus acidilacticiKp10 with ability to secrete bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance from milk products for applications in food industry

 

Fresh curds

Dried curds

Ghara

Fermented cocoa beans

Pg

Cam

Pak

Ky

Kp

Sat

Kbo

Gh1

C

Cam4

Cam5

Pak1

Pak7

 

Kp8

Kp10

C6

C7

C13

C22

No. of LAB isolates (cultured in MRS and M17)

10

8

26

20

20

40

40

10

48

No. of isolates showing antimicrobial activity

0

2

2

0

2

0

0

1

4

Cell morphology

ND

Bacilli

Bacilli

ND

Cocci

ND

ND

Cocci

Bacilli

Bacilli

Cocci

Cocci

Gram stain reaction

ND

+

+

ND

+

ND

ND

+

+

Catalase activity

ND

-

-

ND

-

ND

ND

-

-

Glucose fermentation

ND

+

+

ND

+

ND

ND

+

+

Activity (AU/mL) against L. monocytogenes ATCC15313

ND

276.51 c

276.51 c

26.78 a

26.78 a

ND

888.56 d

888.56 d

ND

ND

115.21 b

26.78 a

26.78 a

26.78 a

26.78 a

  1. Positive reaction (+), negative reaction (−), not detected (ND).
  2. Values with different superscript letters (a, b, c, d) are significantly different.