Table 1. Lactobacillus species isolated and used in this study.
| Strain No. | Species | Primers for PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene | DDBJ Accession No. |
Isolation medium | Culture temperature | Gas-forming | Source | Year isolated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S rRNA gene | dnaK gene | ||||||||
| JCM 1149T | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | Not applicable | 30 | – | Pickled cabbage | ||||
| ISC13 | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | 27F/1491R | LC333405 | LC416083 | 30 | – | Ishizuchi-Kurocha | 1993 | |
| IYO1401 | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | 27F/1492R | LC199957 | LC416084 | Skim milk | 30 | – | 2014 | |
| IYO1404 | Lactobacillus pantheris | 27F/1492R | LC199956 | Skim milk | 30 | – | 2014 | ||
| IYO1511 | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | 27F/1492R | LC199963 | LC416085 | MRS agar | 30 | – | 2015 | |
| IYO1516 | Lactobacillus brevis | 27F/1492R | LC199964 | MRS agar | 30 | + | 2015 | ||
| IYO1615 | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | 27F/1492R | LC333406 | LC416087 | LBS agar | 30 | – | 2016 | |
| IYO1651 | Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum | 27F/1492R | LC333407 | LC416086 | MRS agar | 30 | – | 2016 | |
| AWA0701 | Lactobacillus pentosus | 27F/1491R | LC333409 | LC416088 | 30 | – | Awa-Bancha | 2007 | |
| AWA1401 | Lactobacillus pentosus | 27F/1492R | LC199958 | LC416080 | Skim milk | 30 | – | 2014 | |
| AWA1501 | Lactobacillus pentosus | 27F/1492R | LC199959 | LC416081 | MRS agar | 30 | – | 2015 | |
| AWA1504 | Lactobacillus fermentum | 10F/800R | LC199960 | MRS agar | 30 | + | 2015 | ||
| AWA1601 | Lactobacillus pentosus | 27F/1492R | LC333408 | LC416082 | MRS agar | 30 | – | 2016 | |
L. plantarum JCM 1149T parchased from the RIKEN BioResource Center (JCM).