Tracing of the suspected colonies using RAPD-PCR analysis. Yogurt with strain 11251 (Leu. mesenteroides) using 239 primer (a); lane 1—marker 100 bp, lane 2–16 (colonies Y1–Y15), lane 17—11251 strain; lower half of the gel: lane 18—marker 100 bp, lane 19–33 (colonies Y16–Y30), lane 34—11251 strain; KAY3 primer (b); lane 1—marker 100 bp, lane 2—11251 strain, lane 3–17 (colonies Y1–15); lower half of the gel: lane 18—marker 100 bp, lane 19–33 (colonies Y16–30), lane 34—11251 strain. From yogurt with strain B151 (L. brevis) using 239 primer (c); KAY3 primer (d); lane 1—marker 100 bp, lane 2–16 (colonies YB1–15), lane 17—B151 strain, lane 18—marker 100 bp, lane 19—marker 1 kb; lower half of the gel: lane 20—marker 100 bp, lane 21–35 (colonies YB16–30), lane 36—B151 strain, lane 37—marker 100 bp, lane 38—marker 1 kb. From yogurt with strain LB41K (L. plantarum) using 239 primer (e); KAY3 primer (f); lane 1—marker 1 kb, lane 2—marker 100 bp, lane 3–17 (colonies YP1–15), lane 18—LB41K strain, lane 19—marker 100 bp, lane 20—marker 1 kb; lower half of the gel: lane 21—marker 1 kb, lane 22—marker 100 bp, lane 23–37 (colonies YP16–30), lane 38—LB41K strain, lane 39—marker 100 bp, lane 40—marker 1 kb. Positive controls—11251, B151, and LB41K.