The strains which exhibited widest zones of inhibition against
E. coli (LPS04), S. aureus (LPS17, LD219) and Salmonella sp. (LPS17)
were identified to a genus level. LD219 was identified as Streptococcus
salivarius, LPS04, LPS17 and LPS18 were identified as
Enterococcus faecalis based on their morphological properties,
biochemical tests and 16S rDNA analysis. The rDNA sequences were
deposited in DDBJ/EMBL/Genbank as accession numbers AB530698,