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Table 5 Inhibition activity of isolated Lactobacillus genus isolates against indicators using the deferred spot assay

From: The biodiversity of Lactobacillus spp. from Iranian raw milk Motal cheese and antibacterial evaluation based on bacteriocin-encoding genes

Lactobacillus species isolates

Indicator strain

Staphylococcus aureus

Listeria innocoa

E. coli

ATCC25923

ATCC33090

ATCC 25922

Lactobacillus brevis M1

+a

−

(+)

Lactobacillus brevis M2

(+)

(+)

−

Lactobacillus brevis M3

−

−

−

Lactobacillus brevis M4

(+)

−

+

Lactobacillus brevis M5

(+)

−

−

Lactobacillus brevis M6

+

−

−

Lactobacillus brevis M7

+

−

(+)

Lactobacillus brevis M8

+

−

(+)

Lactobacillus brevis M9

−

−

(+)

Lactobacillus brevis M10

+

−

+

Lactobacillus brevis M11

(+)

−

−

Lactobacillus brevis M12

++

++

++

Lactobacillus brevis M13

−

−

−

Lactobacillus buchneri M14

(+)

−

−

Lactobacillus casei M15

−

−

−

Lactobacillus plantarum M16

+

−

−

Lactobacillus plantarum M17

++

++

(+)

Lactobacillus plantarum M18

++

++

++

Lactobacillus plantarum M19

++

++

++

  1. aThe number of crosses in the test is related to the diameter of the inhibition halo; in parenthesis, weak inhibition