Table 1.

Codes and isolation sources of bacterial strains tested in the study.

Bacterial strains category	Bacterial strain	Code	Source, type
Gram-positive bacterial strains	Staphylococcus aureus MRSA	S. aureus MRSA 68	Isolated from HS
	Staphylococcus aureus MRSA	S. aureus MRSA 86	Isolated from HS
	Staphylococcus aureus	S. aureus 205	Isolated from HS
	Staphylococcus aureus	S. aureus 216	Isolated from HS
	Staphylococcus aureus	S. aureus ATCC 25923	Standard strain (ATCC – American Type Culture Collection)
	Enterococcus faecalis	E. faecalis ATCC 29212	Standard strain (ATCC – American Type Culture Collection)
	Enterococcus faecalis	E. faecalis 188	Isolated from HS
Gram-negative bacterial strains	Escherichia coli	E. coli ATCC 25922	Standard strain (ATCC – American Type Culture Collection)
	Escherichia coli	E. coli 82	Isolated from HS
	Klebsiella pneumoniae	K. pneumoniae 102	Isolated from HS
Lactic acid bacterial (LAB) strains	Lactobacillus paracasei	Lb. paracasei SM4	Isolated from traditional sour cream
	Lactobacillus plantarum	Lb. plantarum 10	Isolated from traditional sheep cheese
	Lactobacillus rhamnosus	Lb. rhamnosus MF9	Isolated from new-born feces
	Lactococcus lactis	Lc. lactis	Dental plaque