Table 3.
Identity of isolates and reference strains used in the study along with their respective origin
| S. No. | Source | Origin | Strain – Lab Identity |
Identity | Identification by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human Source | Infant feces at 3 m | 3ST2 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M, 16 S |
| 2 | Infant feces at 3 m | 3ST3 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | G, M, 16 S | |
| 3 | Infant feces at 3 m | 3ST5 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 4 | Infant feces at 3 m | 3ST7 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 5 | Human milk at 3 m | 3BM1 |
M Levilactobacillus brevis 16S Lactiplantibacillus plantarum |
G, M, 16 S | |
| 6 | Human milk at 3 m | 3BM3 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 7 | Human milk at 3 m | 3BM4 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | G, M | |
| 8 | Human milk at 8 m | 8BM6 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M, 16 S | |
| 9 | Human milk at 8 m | 8BM9 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 10 | Infant feces at 8 m | 8ST5 | Lactiplantibacillus pentosus | G, M | |
| 11 | Infant feces at 8 m | 8ST7 |
M Lactiplantibacillus pentosus 16S Limosilactobacillus fermentum |
G, M, 16 S | |
| 12 | Infant feces at 15 m | 15ST2 |
M Lactiplantibacillus pentosus 16S Lactiplantibacillus plantarum |
G, M, 16 S | |
| 13 | Fermented Nigerian Foods | Fura da nono | NON4 |
M Levilactobacillus brevis 16S Lacticaseibacillus paracasei |
G, M, 16 S |
| 14 | Kunu | KN3 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M, 16 S | |
| 15 | Kunu | KN5 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 16 | Kunu | KN6 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 17 | Kunu | KN9 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 18 | Kunu | KN10 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 19 | Garri | GR5 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 20 | Garri | GR4 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 21 | Garri | GR11 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | G, M | |
| 22 | Garri | GR8 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 23 | Garri | GR12 |
M Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 16S Lacticaseibacillus paracasei |
G, M, 16 S | |
| 24 | Garri | GR13 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 25 | Garri | GR2 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 26 | Garri | GR27 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 27 | Garri | GR29 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M | |
| 28 | Garri | GR32 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 29 | Burukutu | BK4 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | G, M, 16 S | |
| 30 | Burukutu | BK5 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | G, M | |
| 31 | Burukutu | BK8 | Levilactobacillus brevis | G, M, 16 S | |
| 32 | Pito | PT1 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | G, M | |
| 33 | Fermenting Akpu | AK1 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M | |
| 34 | Fermenting Akpu | AK5 | Lacticaseibacillus casei | G, M, 16 S | |
| 35 | RS | Reference strain | LGG -ATCC 53,103 | Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG | G, M |
G, genus-specific PCR; M, MALDI-ToF; 16 S, 16 S rDNA sequencing; m, months; RS, reference strain.