Aggrandizement of fermented cucumber through the action of autochthonous probiotic cum starter strains of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Pediococcus pentosaceus

Table 3 Probiotic potential characteristics of the selected LAB strains

Strain code	pH tolerance (%)		Bile tolerance (%)		Hydrophobicity (%)	Autoaggregation (%)				NaCl tolerance (%)				Lysozyme resistance	Phenol resistance (0.4%)
Strain code	1.5	3	0.15	0.30	Xylene	t₂	t₄	t₆	t₂₄	2	4	7	10	Lysozyme resistance	Phenol resistance (0.4%)
NPL 1258	45.07 ± 0.01	73.24 ± 0.1	70.22 ± 0.04	38.89 ± 0.03	54 ± 0.02	20 ± 0.02	32 ± 0.01	46 ± 0.12	87 ± 0.01	+	+	+	-	+	+
NPL 1259	49.86 ± 0.03	62.43 ± 0.02	62.35 ± 0.03	27.41 ± 0.12	27 ± 0.01	11 ± 0.01	15 ± 0.01	18 ± 0.02	25 ± 0.01	+	+	+	-	+	+
NPL 1264	44.74 ± 0.05	67.01 ± 0.03	73.33 ± 0.02	38.18 ± 0.04	30 ± 0.04	13 ± 0.03	19 ± 0.04	28 ± 0.03	33 ± 0.11	+	+	+	-	+	+
NPL 1277	46.67 ± 0.01	73.33 ± 0.05	49.02 ± 0.01	13.73 ± 0.03	22 ± 0.0	28 ± 0.0	36 ± 0.0	50 ± 0.04	88 ± 0.03	+	+	-	-	+	+
NPL 1279	20.18 ± 0.04	46.49 ± 0.03	43.31 ± 0.06	19.75 ± 0.07	41 ± 0.11	34 ± 0.01	39 ± 0.02	43 ± 0.03	72 ± 0.05	+	+	-	-	+	+
NPL 1280	16.67 ± 0.02	25 ± 0.05	46.36 ± 0.07	23.84 ± 0.02	45 ± 0.06	10 ± 0.03	17 ± 0.01	26 ± 0.02	59 ± 0.06	+	+	-	-	+	+
NPL 1284	25 ± 0.01	31.25 ± 0.02	31.25 ± 0.03	13.75 ± 0.04	14 ± 0.05	27 ± 0.04	39 ± 0.04	53 ± 0.06	99 ± 0.01	+	+	+	-	+	+
NPL 1286	33 ± 0.03	87 ± 0.05	27.27 ± 0.02	19.39 ± 0.01	16 ± 0.02	12 ± 0.03	24 ± 0.05	37 ± 0.03	98 ± 0.00	+	+	+	-	+	+
NPL 1291	33.68 ± 0.02	51.58 ± 0.06	57.58 ± 0.01	34.09 ± 0.03	34 ±0.01	10 ± 0.02	22 ± 0.01	33 ± 0.0	67 ± 0.02	+	+	+	-	+	+
NPL 1306	30.83 ± 0.03	34.72 ± 0.03	59.64 ± 0.02	13.36 ± 0.02	31 ± 0.0	12 ± 0.01	19 ± 0.02	38 ± 0.02	65 ± 0.01	+	+	-	-	+	+
ATCC 8014	41.02 ± 0.01	66.31 ± 0.08	61.21 ± 0.01	25.42 ± 0.03	35 ± 0.11	17 ± 0.03	36 ± 0.02	41 ± 0.02	54 ± 0.01	+	+	-	-	+	+

Results are means of three independent experiments with three repetitions ± SD (n = 3).

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