Table 4 Antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains against test pathogenic microorganisms

Lactobacillus acidophilus FTDC 8633

7.50 ± 0.35 a,b,c

6.63 ± 0.18 a,b,c

7.13 ± 0.18 a

6.50 ± 0.00 a

6.25 ± 0.35 b,c

6.63 ± 0.18 a

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus FTDC 8011

7.88 ± 0.18 a,b

7.63 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.88 ± 0.18 a

6.50 ± 0.71 a

7.75 ± 0.00 a

6.25 ± 0.00 a

Lactobacillus acidophilus FTDC 2131

6.38 ± 0.53 a,b,c

6.63 ± 0.88 a,b,c

6.50 ± 0.71 a

ND

6.88 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.63 ± 0.53 a

Lactobacillus acidophilus BT 1088

7.25 ± 0.35 a,b,c

6.88 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.50 ± 0.35 a

6.25 ± 0.35 a

6.63 ± 0.88 a,b,c

6.50 ± 0.35 a

Lactobacillus acidophilus FTCC 0291

6.75 ± 0.71 a,b,c

6.38 ± 0.53 b,c

6.75 ± 0.71 a

6.38 ± 0.53 a

6.25 ± 0.35 b,c

6.38 ± 0.18 a

Lactobacillus casei BT 1268

7.50 ± 0.35 a,b,c

7.75 ± 0.00 a,b

6.50 ± 0.00 a

ND

7.25 ± 0.35 a,b,c

6.38 ± 0.53 a

Bifidobacterium longum FTDC 8643

6.25 ± 0.35 b,c

6.38 ± 0.53 b,c

6.38 ± 0.18 a

ND

6.63 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.25 ± 0.35 a

Lactobacillus acidophilus FTDC 8933

7.50 ± 0.35 a,b,c

7.50 ± 0.71 a,b,c

6.25 ± 0.00 a

ND

6.38 ± 0.53 b,c

6.63 ± 0.18 a

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus FTDC 8611

6.38 ± 0.53 a,b,c

6.38 ± 0.53 b,c

6.88 ± 0.88 a

6.38 ± 0.18 a

6.38 ± 0.18 b,c

6.13 ± 0.18 a

Lactobacillus gasserii FTDC 8131

8.00 ± 0.00 a

7.63 ± 0.53 a,b,c

6.75 ± 0.00 a

7.13 ± 0.18 a

7.38 ± 0.53 a,b

6.50 ± 0.35 a

Lactobacillus fermentum BT 8219

7.63 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.13 ± 0.18 c

7.13 ± 0.18 a

6.13 ± 0.18 a

6.75 ± 0.71 a,b,c

6.50 ± 0.00 a

Bifidobacterium spp. FTDC 8943

6.88 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.88 ± 0.18 a,b,c

6.38 ± 0.53 a

6.25 ± 0.35 a

6.75 ± 0.00 a,b,c

6.50 ± 0.35 a

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus FTDC 8913

7.13 ± 0.18 a,b,c

8.13 ± 0.18 a

7.38 ± 0.53 a

6.38 ± 0.53 a

6.38 ± 0.53 b,c

6.25 ± 0.20 a

Lactobacillus acidophilus FTDC 8033

6.13 ± 0.18 b,c

7.00 ± 0.00 a,b,c

6.13 ± 0.18 a

6.38 ± 0.18 a

6.25 ± 0.00 b,c

6.88 ± 0.18 a