Table 1.

Isolation of L. brevis strains

Isolation source	L. brevis	Colony morphology	Plasmids	Ability to grow in beer	Spoiled beer characteristics
Silage	SA-C12	Rounded	2	No	N/A
Brewery	UCCLB521	Rounded	5	No	N/A
Brewery	UCCLB556	Rounded	7	No	N/A
Beer	UCCLB95	Dry, irregular edges	2	Yes	Turbid
Beer	UCCLBBS124	Slimy, ropy, rounded	4	Yes	Slimy, ropy, turbid
Beer	UCCLBBS449	Dry, irregular edges	9	Yes	Turbid

N/A not applicable