Table 1.

Species of lactic acid bacteria used and their source of isolation

Strain code	Genus	Species	Strain	Source of isolation
Lbf	Lactobacillus	fermentum	LMG 6902a	Fermented beets
Lbh	Lactobacillus	hammesii	DSM 16381a	Wheat sourdough
Lbpa	Lactobacillus	paralimentarius	LMG 19152a	Sourdough
Lbpe	Lactobacillus	pentosus	LMG 10755a	Unknown
Lbpl	Lactobacillus	plantarum subsp. plantarum	LMG 6907a	Pickled cabbage
Lbs1	Lactobacillus	sanfranciscensis	LMG 16002a	Sourdough
Lbs2	Lactobacillus	sanfranciscensis	DSM 20663	Sourdough

LMG… Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (Gent, Belgium)

DSM…Leibniz-Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (Braunschweig, Germany)

^aType strain of the species