against pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium
and the majority of the antimicrobial LAB were identified
as species from Lactococcus, Leuconostoc and Weissella, including
strains of Le. mesenteroides, Weissella cibaria and Lc. lactis (data not
shown). Interestingly however, no Lb. plantarum were identified in
this screening of LAB against L. monocytogenes and S. Typhimurium.
This shows that the Lb. plantarum identified in this study may
possess antifungal but not antibacterial activity and that the
screening methods used are highly specific for the target organism