Table 3. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) diversity of sampled dairy products.
| Lactic acid bacteria | Baotou | Bayannur | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermented cow milk (n=23) | Urum (n=4) | Huruud (n=5) | Fermented cow milk (n=25) | Urum (n=7) | Huruud (n=2) | ||
| Lb. brevis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Lb. buchneri | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Lb. casei | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Lb. diolivorans | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Lb. helveticus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - | 13 |
| Lb. kefiranofaciens | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Lb. otakiensis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Lb. paracasei | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Lb. paracasei subsp. paracasei | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Lb. plantarum | 7 | - | 1 | 12 | 5 | - | 25 |
| Lb. plantarum subsp. plantarum | 4 | 2 | - | 13 | 2 | - | 21 |
| Lb. rhamnosus | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| Lac. lactis subsp. lactis | 13 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 65 |
| Leu. lactis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Leu. mesenteroides | 7 | 1 | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Leu. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides | 8 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Leu. pseudomesenteroides | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| E. durans | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| E. faecalis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| E. faecium | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| E. sulfurous | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 11 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 9 | 202 |
E., Enterococcus; Lb., Lactobacillus; Lac., Lactococcus; Leu., Leuconostoc. n: the number of samples. -: not detected.