TABLE 2.
Heme-dependent catalase activity and presence of the catalase gene detected in Enterococcus and Lactobacillus strains
| Straina | Catalase activity | Catalase gene |
|---|---|---|
| Enterococcus strains | ||
| E. durans FAIR-E 1, 251, and 364 | + | − |
| E. durans FAIR-E 140 | − | − |
| E. faecium FAIR-E 3, 14, 24, 25, 50, 80, 83, 154, 171, 196, 198, 202, 210, 212, 227, 280, and 349 | + | − |
| E. faecium FAIR-E 6, 26, 34, 160t1, 207, 284, 338, and 362 | − | − |
| E. faecalis FAIR-E 176, 224, 229, 260, 278, 279, 292, 302, 307, 313, 337, 339, and 404 | + | − |
| E. faecalis FAIR-E 35, 77, 265, 325, and 363 | − | − |
| Lactobacillus strains | ||
| L. plantarum ATCC 8014, DSM 20246, and 20174; DC9, DC10, DC254, DC259, DC260, DC261, DC262, and DC1505 | + | + |
| L. sakei DSM 20017 and DC982 | + | + |
| L. sakei Lb706 | + | − |
| L. sakei DC997 and DC1204 | − | − |
| L. pentosus DSM 20314, DC649, and DC797 | + | + |
| L. pentosus CNRZ 1561 | + | − |
| L. curvatus DC1693 | + | + |
| L. curvatus DC432 and DC1205 | − | − |
| L. rhamnosus DC13 and DC53 | − | − |
| L. paracasei subsp. paracasei DC8 | − | − |
| L. casei subsp. casei DC287 | + | + |
| L. casei subsp. casei DC1421 and DC1433 | − | − |
| L. reuteri DSM 20016, DC951, and DC952 | + | − |
| L. reuteri DC882 | − | − |
| L. alimentarius DC878 and DC1168 | − | − |
| L. brevis DC208 | + | + |
| L. buchneri DC398 | + | + |
| L. buchneri DC671 | − | − |
| Weissella confusa DC1733 | − | − |
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Strains were from the following culture collections: FAIR-E, enterococcus culture collection of the FAIR-CT97-3078 European Union Study (18) kept at the BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, University of Ghent; DSM, Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen; ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; CNRZ, CNRZ collection of the Unité de Recherches Laitières et Génétique Appliquée, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique; DC, Danisco Cultures.