Table 1.
Biochemical classification of NSLAB isolated from koozh
| Groups | 1a | 2 a | 3 a | 4 a | 5 a | 6 b | 7 b | 8 b | 9 c | 10 d | 11 d | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of Isolates | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 69 |
| Cell shape | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Coccus | Bacillus | Bacillus | |
| NH3 | + e | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 69 |
| Gas from glucose | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | 32 |
| Methylene blue | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | 60 |
| 15 °C | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | 65 |
| 45 °C | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 69 |
| 9.6Ph | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | 65 |
| 3.9Ph | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | – | + | 52 |
| 2.5pH at 6th hour | 4/4f | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 06/14 | 1/3 | 2/9 | 1/5 | 07/16 | 26 |
| 7 % NaCl | ¾ | 7/7 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 7/9 | 4/5 | 15/16 | 63 |
| 10 % NaCl | 0/4 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 03/14 | 0/3 | 0/9 | 5/5 | 02/16 | 10 |
| Adonitol | 0/4 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/14 | 0/3 | 0/9 | 0/5 | 0/16 | 0 |
| Arabinose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 67 |
| Cellobiose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Dextrose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Dulcitol | 0/4 | 0/7 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/14 | 0/3 | 0/9 | 0/5 | 0/16 | 02 |
| Fructose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Galactose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 0/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 66 |
| Inositol | 0/4 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/14 | 0/3 | 0/9 | 0/5 | 0/16 | 0 |
| Inulin | 0/4 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/14 | 0/3 | 0/9 | 0/5 | 0/16 | 0 |
| Lactose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 11/14 | 1/3 | 0/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 60 |
| Malltose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Mannitol | 4/4 | 7/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 14/14 | 0/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 55 |
| Mannose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Melibiose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 4/5 | 16/16 | 68 |
| Raffinose | 0/4 | 0/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 14/14 | 0/3 | 7/9 | 5/5 | 14/16 | 44 |
| Rhamnose | 0/4 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 08/14 | 0/3 | 0/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 29 |
| Salicin | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 13/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 68 |
| Sorbitol | 0/4 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 05/14 | 3/3 | 0/9 | 0/5 | 09/16 | 17 |
| Sucrose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Trehalose | 4/4 | 7/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 5/5 | 16/16 | 69 |
| Xylose | 4/4 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 14/14 | 3/3 | 9/9 | 0/5 | 0/16 | 46 |
| 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
aGroups 1 to 5 belonged to Leuconostoc sp
bGroups 6 to 8 as Enteroccocus sp
cGroup 9 as Streptococcus sp
dGroup 10 and 11 as Lactobacillus sp
e +: Positive, −: Negative
fNo of positive strains/Total no of strains