Table 1. Antimicrobial spectrum of the isolated L. kunkeei strains on pathogenic bacteria isolated from guts of illness A. cerana honeybee in Vietnam, including E. coli, Klebsiella spp., E. faecalis, P. aeruginosa and S. aureus.
| Test strains | L. kunkeei strains | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK-VN01 | LK-VN02 | LK-VN03 | LK-VN04 | LK-VN05 | LK-VN06 | LK-VN07 | |
| E. coli AC1 | + | + | + | + | + | – | + |
| E. coli AC2 | + | + | + | + | + | – | + |
| K. pneumonia | + | + | + | + | + | – | + |
| K. varicola | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | ++ |
| K. oxytoca | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | + | +++ |
| P. aeruginosa | + | + | + | + | + | – | + |
| E. facialis | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | – | +++ |
| S. aureus | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | ++ |
Notes.
Clear zone around well, +: 1–3 mm, ++: 3–5 mm, +++: >5 mm, -: no inhibition zone was detected.