Table 1.

Detection of inhibitory properties of S. salivarius K12 against test organisms using deferred antagonism testing

Test organism	K12 deferred antagonisma
Candida albicans TIMM1768	−
Micrococcus luteus T-18	+++
Streptococcus pyogenes FF22, M type 52, T pattern 3/13	+++
Streptococcus anginosus T-29	+++
Streptococcus uberis ATCC 27958	+++
Streptococcus pyogenes 71-679, M type 4, T pattern 4	+++
Lactococcus lactis T-21	+++
Streptococcus pyogenes 71-698, M type 28	+++
Streptococcus pyogenes W-1, T pattern 6	+++
Streptococcus agalactiae T-148	+++

^a−, no inhibition of the test organism; +++, inhibition of the test organism much beyond the primary inoculation.