Table 4.

Physiological and biochemical characteristics of LAB.

Characteristics	BDy3-10	TSy1-3
Gram stain	+	+
Fermentation type	Homo	Hetero
Catalase	−	−
Growth at pH
3.0	w	w
3.5	+	+
4.0	+	+
4.5	+	+
5.0	+	+
6.0	+	+
6.5	+	+
7.0	+	+
Growth at temp
10 °C	w	w
20 °C	+	+
35 °C	+	+
40 °C	+	+
45 °C	+	+
50 °C	w	w
Growth in NaCl
3%	−	−
6.5%	−	−

+ positive.

− negative.

w weakly positive, Homo homofermentative, Hetero heterofermentative.