Table 6. The antimicrobial activity of DK strains isolated from kimchi and commercial strains on pathogens.

Strains	E. faecalis KCTC 2011	B. cereus KCTC 3624	S. aureus KCTC 3881	E.coli KCTC 1682
L. paracasei DK207	NE	++	+	NE
L. plantarum DK211	+	++	+	NE
L. paracasei DK215	+++	++	+	NE
L. sakei DK301	+	++	++	NE
L. plantarum DK303	+	++	++	NE
L. casei LC10	++	+++	+++	NE
L. plantarum LP-5	++	++	++	NE

+ diameter of inhibition zone <1 mm, ++ diameter of inhibition zone between 2 and 4 mm, +++ diameter of inhibition zone between 5 and 8 mm, ++++ diameter of inhibition zone between 9 and 12 mm

¹⁾NE: no effect detected.