Table 2. List of strains isolated from product samples using culture based techniques.
| Product | Isolate | BLAST identity | Abundance (per g of product) |
| Chibwantu | Chibwantu03 | Bacillus safensis | 106 |
| Chibwantu07 | Gluconobacter oxydans | 106 | |
| Chibwantu08 | Leuconostoc garlicum | 106 | |
| Chibwantu30 | Bacillus subtilis | 106 | |
| Chibwantu11 | Paenibacillus motobuensis | 104 | |
| Mabisi | Mabisi28 | Lactobacillus brevis | 107 |
| Mabisi19 | Lactobacillus plantarum | 107 | |
| Mabisi09 | Leuconostoc garlicum | 106 | |
| Mabisi11 | Enterococcus durans | 106 | |
| Mabisi15 | Lysinibacillus sphaericus | 103 | |
| Munkoyo | Munkoyo09 | Lactobacillus fermentum | 106 |
| Munkoyo13 | Lactobacillus plantarum | 106 | |
| Munkoyo15 | Bacillus lecheniformis | 104 | |
| Munkoyo31 | Lactobacillus brevis | 106 |
Based on the dilution at which the strain was isolated, the abundance was estimated. See the Table S1 for full details on the sequences that we obtained to identify each strain.