Table 4.

Inhibitory activity of lyophilized Kombucha LAB isolates L3 and L5 on pathogenic microorganisms tested by adapted disk diffusion method.

Pathogenic Microorganisms	L3	L5
Listeria ivanovii ATCC 19119	+ + +	+ + +
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644	+ + +	+ + +
Salmonella enetrica Typhimurium ATCC 14028	+ + +	+ +
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923	+ + +	+ + +
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538	+ + +	+ + +
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300	+ + +	+ + +
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 33592	+ + +	+ + +
Bacillus cereus CP1	+ + +	+ + +
Candida albicans ATCC 10231	++	++

Legend: (-) = no halo formation; (+) inhibition halo of 1–5 mm diameter; (++) halo of 6–17 mm diameter; (+++) halo of 18–29 mm diameter.