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Table 9 Co-aggregation ability between isolated LAB and toxigenic bacteria S. aureus and B. cereus

From: Molecular identification and in vitro evaluation of probiotic functional properties of some Egyptian lactic acid bacteria and yeasts

Isolate no.

Isolate identification

Co-aggregation (%) with S. aureus

Co-aggregation (%) with B. cereus

2 h

4 h

24 h

2 h

4 h

24 h

PRS

Lb. acidophilus ATCC 20552

38.8 ± 4.42***

40.52 ± 4.39***

43.38 ± 3.52***

38.8 ± 4.42***

41.07 ± 5.26***

44.5 ± 5.20***

L1

E. mediterraneensis

32.69 ± 0.63***

34.58 ± 0.61***

38.98 ± 0.58***

18.24 ±1.14*

22.63 ± 1.72*

27.02 ± 1.77*

L2

38.61 ± 2.97****

39.69 ± 3.67****

44.13 ± 2.7****

24.76 ± 4.17**

30.87 ± 2.86**

34.19 ± 2.75**

L3

9.48 ± 4.61*

12.15 ± 4.4*

15.62 ± 5.57*

11.10 ± 7.37*

16.39 ± 7.91*

16.39 ± 7.91*

L11

29.04 ± 3.87**

30.94 ± 3.82**

34.09 ± 3.76**

29.62 ± 4.57***

34.76 ± 1.52***

47.39 ± 3.34***

L12

39.58 ± 3.35***

41.31 ± 3.3***

41.31 ± 3.3***

40.77 ± 1.29***

42.5 ± 1.24***

47.63 ± 2.73***

L15

41.05 ± 3.00****

42.67 ± 2.98****

44.29 ± 2.96****

41.56 ± 3.07****

44.82 ± 2.76****

49.68 ± 2.65****

L16

29.5 ± 4.58**

32.48 ± 3.57**

34.85 ± 3.58**

39.00 ± 2.51***

43.18 ± 1.41***

48.46 ± 3.14***

L4

Lb. fermentum

10.85 ± 6.7*

14.89 ± 4.81*

17.90 ± 4.71*

5.91 ± 2.72*

15.85 ± 5.68*

24.86 ± 5.33*

L5

5.85 ± 3.46*

7.52 ± 3.79*

10.09 ± 3.62*

7.43 ± 6.08*

20.48 ± 1.79*

26.53 ± 3.03*

L8

39.09 ± 1.89****

40.73 ± 1.86****

44.55 ± 1.74****

34.76 ± 1.87***

39.65 ± 1.80***

48.91 ± 1.25***

L9

34.93 ± 2.24***

36.76 ± 2.2***

38.61 ± 2.15***

35.55 ± 2.09***

40.45 ± 2.11***

45.97 ± 1.97***

L10

40.29 ± 2.27****

41.91 ± 2.25****

45.12 ± 3.56****

33.31 ± 1.41***

44.58 ± 3.35***

51.58 ± 2.39***

L13

Strep. lutetiensis

11.11 ± 3.5*

15.13 ± 2.86*

20.15 ± 4.32*

14.05 ± 4.24*

17.08 ± 4.14*

21.12 ± 4.78*

L14

33.68 ± 2.8**

35.48 ± 2.75**

37.32 ± 1.14**

34.89 ± 2.96**

37.28 ± 3.59**

40.31 ± 2.84**

  1. 1: probiotic reference strain. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation). * P values were ˂ 0.05.