Table 2.

Biochemical and physiological characteristics of LAB isolated from Ergo samples, Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia.

S. no	LAB isolate code	Characteristics tested
		CAT	TSIA		Ctr	Gas production	Growth at d/nt temperature			Growth at d/nt NCl conc			LAB genus detected
			Y/Y	H2S			10°C	15°C	45°C	2%	4%	6.5%
1	ESAIa	—	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	+	+	—	Lactococcus
2	ESAIb	—	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	+	+	—	Lactococcus
3	ESAIc	—	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	+	+	—	Lactococcus
4	ESAId	—	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	+	+	—	Lactococcus
5	ESBIa	—	+	—	—	+	—	+	+	+	+	+	Lactobacillus
6	ESBIb	—	+	—	—	+	+	+	—	+	+	+	Leuconostoc
7	ESBIc	—	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	+	+	—	Lactococcus
8	ESBId	—	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	+	+	—	Lactococcus
9	ESCIa	—	+	—	+	+	—	+	+	+	+	+	Lactobacillus
10	ESCIb	—	+	—	+	+	—	+	+	+	+	+	Lactobacillus
11	ESCIc	—	+	—	—	+	—	+	—	+	+	+	Lactobacillus
12	ESCId	—	+	—	—	+	—	+	+	+	+	+	Lactobacillus

Legend: LAB: lactic acid bacteria, CAT: catalase, “+” means positive reaction, “-” means negative, d/nt: different, conc: concentration, Ctr: Simmon citrate, ESA: Ergo sample one, ESB: Ergo sample two, ESC: Ergo sample three, Ia: isolate one, Ib: isolate two, Ic: isolate three, and Id: isolate four.