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Table 4 Characteristics of isolate Kp10

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

Characteristics

Kp10 (Pediococcus acidilactici)

Gram stain reaction

Gram-positive cocci

Colony morphology

 

  Size

>0.1 mm

  Shape

Circular

  Colour

Milky white

  Elevation

Concave

  Density

Mucoid and glistening

Biochemical characteristics

 

  Catalase

-

Physiological characteristics

 

Growth in M17 broth:

 

  With 0.5% NaCl

+

  With 2% NaCl

+

  With 4% NaCl

-

  With 6.5% NaCl

-

  With 10% NaCl

-

  At 5°C

-

  At 10°C

-

  At 30°C

+

  At 35°C

+

  At 37°C

+

  At 45°C

+

  At 60°C

-

  1. Positive results (+), negative results (-).