Table 2. Identification of isolates using API 50 CH (Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Streptococcus thermophilus) and API 20 strep (Eenterococcus faecalis) kit.

	In agreement
Strainsa	Positive	Negative	% of agreement
E. faecalis BioE EF71	11	9	99.7
L. fermentum BioE LF11	12	38	81.2
L. paracasei BioE LP08	46	4	99.3
L. plantarum BioE LPL59	44	6	99.9
S. thermophilus BioE ST107	3	47	99.2

^aAll isolates were able to ferment glycerol, erythritol, D-Arabinose, L-Arabinose, L-Xylose, β Methyl-D-Xyloside, rhamnose, dulcitol, inositol, inulin, starch, glycogen, xylitol, D-Fucose, L-Fucose, D-Arabitol, L-Arabitol, 2 keto-gluconate, 5 keto-gluconate.