Table 1.

Lactobacillus species isolated from the cheese and their numbers.

Bacterial strains	Strain number and number of strains
L. plantarum	Five strains, LP032, LP037, LP041, LP049 and LP058
L. brevis	Four strains, LB062, LB067, LB068 and LB0112
L. fermentum,	Two strains, LF06 and LF089
L. rhamnosus	Three strains, LR013, LR019, LR087 and LR093
L. furfuricola	Three strains, LF038, LF073 and LF0162
L. paracasei	One strain, LP01