Table 1. Identification of lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi by API 50 CHL and 16s-rDNA sequence.

Strains	API 50 CHL	% ID	16s-rDNA sequence	% ID
DK207	Lactobacillus plantarum	91.2	Lactobacillus paracasei	99.0
DK211	Lactobacillus plantarum	95.5	Lactobacillus paracasei	99.0
DK212	Lactobacillus brevis	90.6	Weissella cibaria	99.0
DK215	Lactobacillus plantarum	99.0	Lactobacillus paracasei	99.0
DK301	Lactobacillus plantarum	99.8	Lactobacillus sakei	99.0
DK303	Lactobacillus pentosus	71.4	Lactobacillus plantarum	91.0
DK314	Weissella confusa	99.5	Weissella confusa	99.0
DK318	Lactobacillus brevis	79.7	Weissella cibaria	99.0