Table 3.
Autoaggregation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and coaggregation rates between LAB and L. monocytogenes Scott A, E. faecalis ATCC 19443 and L. sakei ATCC 15521 (%), cell hydrophobicity, lactose assimilation, presence of genes associated to beneficial properties tested in 15 selected LAB
| LAB | Identification | Autoaggregation (%) | Coaggregation rates (%) | Hydrophobicity (%) | Beneficial related genes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. monocytogenes Scott A | E. faecalis ATCC 19443 | L. sakei ATCC 15521 | EF1249 | EF2380 | EF2662 | prgB | EFTu | map | mub | ||||
| L. casei | MSI1 | 68.9 | 61.6 | 53.5 | 55.9 | 99.8 | – | – | – | – | + | + | – |
| MSI5 | 73.6 | 71.5 | 49.1 | 56.6 | 99.9 | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | |
| MRUV1 | 70.0 | 54.0 | 52.3 | 33.7 | 98.6 | – | – | + | – | + | + | – | |
| MRUV6 | 68.7 | 58.9 | 52.4 | 56.8 | 99.1 | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | |
| L. acidophilus | MVA3 | 69.4 | 69.6 | 55.8 | 59.9 | 99.4 | – | – | + | – | + | + | – |
| L. nagelli | MSIV4 | 63.4 | 67.4 | 60.6 | 65.3 | 99.3 | – | – | – | – | + | – | + |
| L. harbinensis | MSI3 | 78.7 | 64.0 | 52.6 | 65.6 | 99.6 | – | – | – | – | + | – | – |
| MSIV2 | 71.1 | 64.3 | 66.4 | 48.3 | 98.8 | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | |
| L. fermentum | SIVGL1 | 62.9 | 65.5 | 49.7 | 55.8 | 97.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| L. plantarum | MLE5 | 91.7 | 62.8 | 57.1 | 64.1 | 97.2 | – | – | – | – | + | + | – |
| MSI2 | 86.9 | 57.8 | 50.9 | 57.4 | 99.5 | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | |
| P. pentosaceus | MLEV8 | 96.3 | 72.7 | 49.7 | 62.4 | 97.1 | – | – | – | – | – | + | – |
| P. acidilactici | MSI7 | 78.9 | 60.4 | 59.6 | 63.0 | 98.4 | – | – | + | – | + | + | – |
| W. paramesenteroides | MRUV3 | 50.0 | 57.9 | 46.2 | 58.0 | 98.8 | – | – | – | – | + | + | – |
| MSAV5 | 67.4 | 62.1 | 55.0 | 63.1 | 96.2 | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | |
*** Coaggregation test in plates: Weissella paramesenteroides with E. faecalis: 13 mm of inhibition halo (the only culture)