Presumptive LAB isolates (41) were Gram positive, catalase and
oxidase negative and phenotyping revealed significant variations in
cell and colony morphology as well as fermentation patterns. Isolates
comprised rods, elongated cocci or cocci. Although some
isolates were able to produce gas from glucose, most were obligate
homofermenters of glucose.
Results from API50 CHL fermentation profiles and sequencing of
the 16S rRNA, rpoA and pheS genes allowed identification of each of