Table 3.
Phylogenetic group | Isolated species | Related species(a) | Enzymes(b) |
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Enterococcus group | E. hirae | E. faecium | Hinf I |
E. faecalis | Hinf I | ||
E. lactis | Hinf I | ||
E. sanguinicola | Hinf I | ||
E. thailandicus | Hinf I | ||
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Leuconostoc group | W. paramesenteroides | Leuconostoc paramesenteroides | Hae III |
W. confusa | Hinf I | ||
W. minor | Hinf I | ||
W. viridenses | Hinf I | ||
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L. casei-Pediococcus group | L. mucosae | L. fermentum | Hinf I and Msp I |
L. reuteri | Hinf I and Msp I | ||
L. salivarius | L. mali | Msp I | |
P. acidilactici | P. pentosaceus | Hinf I | |
L. curvatus | L. casei | Hinf I | |
L. sakei | Hinf I | ||
P. parvolus | Hinf I |
(a)Species related with the isolates using the BLAST algorithm, and that differ in the restriction of the 16S rDNA gene profiles.
(b)Enzymes for differentiating species isolated from related species.