Table 2.

The Pb-binding ability and Pb tolerance of the tested Lactobacillus plantarum KLDS (L. plantarum KLDS) strains.

Strains	Lead removal by wet biomass (%)	Minimum inhibitory concentration for Pb (mg/L)
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0317	36.12 ± 1.27ˆf	450.00 ± 7.09ˆb
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0318	61.71 ± 1.14ˆb	200.00 ± 6.89ˆd
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0344	72.34 ± 2.55ˆa	680.00 ± 4.04ˆa
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0386	51.22 ± 1.81ˆd	100.00 ± 3.53ˆe
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0628	43.86 ± 1.55ˆg	150.00 ± 5.32ˆf
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0985	58.09 ± 0.73ˆc	350.00 ± 2.98ˆc
L. plantarum KLDS 1.0986	20.23 ± 0.51ˆg	50.00 ± 1.76ˆg

Incubation was done with an initial lead nitrate concentration of 100 mg/L. Values are mean ± SD of three determinations. Different letters indicate the significant differences (P < 0.05) among the strains.