Table 3.
Lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from the wooden vats and strains with inhibitory activity vs L. monocytogenes ATCC 7644.
| LAB | CP vats | VB vats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolates (n) | Inhibitory substance producer (n) | Isolates (n) | Inhibitory substance producer (n) | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 |
| Enterococcus hirae | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Enterococcus spp. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lactobacillus brevis | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Lactobacillus casei | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lactobacillus fermentum | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Lactococcus lactis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Leuconostoc lactis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leuconostoc mesenteroides | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pediococcus acidilactici | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Pediococcus lolii | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pediococcus pentosaceus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Streptococcus macedonicus | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Streptococcus thermophilus | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 79 | 44 (55.7%) | 51 | 34 (66.7%) |
CP, Caciocavallo Palermitano; VB, Vastedda della valle del Belìce DOP; LAB, lactic acid bacteria.