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Table 4 Functional properties of selected LAB strains

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

Strain code

Diameter of inhibition zone (mm)*

Deconjugation of bile saltsÉ·

Decarboxylation of phenolics ɣ

S. p

S. a

E. c

B. c

P. a

C. f

TGC

TC

TDC

Tann

Gall

NPL 1258

+++

+++

+++

++

++

++

+

+

+

+

+

NPL 1259

++

++

++

++

+++

++

+

+

-

+

+

NPL 1264

+++

++

+++

++

+++

++

+

+

-

+

+

NPL 1277

++

++

+++

++

++

++

-

+

-

+

+

NPL 1279

+++

++

++

++

++

++

+

+

-

+

+

NPL 1280

+

+

+++

+

+

+

+

+

-

+

+

NPL 1284

+++

+++

+++

++

++

++

+

+

+

+

+

NPL 1286

++

++

++

++

++

++

+

+

-

+

+

NPL 1291

+

+

++

++

+

++

+

+

-

+

+

NPL 1306

++

+++

++

++

+++

++

+

+

-

+

+

ATCC 8014

++

++

++

++

++

++

+

+

-

+

+

  1. S. p, Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615; S. a, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, E. c, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922; B. c, Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778; P. a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442; C. f. Citrobacter freundii ATCC 8090
  2. * (+) weak (< 10 mm), (++) intermediate (10–20 mm), (+++) strong (< 20 mm), (−) no zone
  3. É· TGC, tauroglycocholate; TC, sodium taurocholate; TDC, sodium taurodeoxycholate; DC, sodium deoxycholate
  4. ɣ (+) present, (-) absent. Results are means of three independent experiments with three repetitions ± SD (n = 3)