3. Results
3.1. Isolation and identification of LAB
The isolated LAB was Gram-positive, catalase-negative, and
oxidase-negative. Molecular characterization based on the partial
16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that FB2 and FG1 had 99%
nucleotide homology with Pediococcus pentosaceus and FF2 had
99% homology with Lactobacillus brevis. Sequence data of the
identified DNA have been deposited in the EMBL sequence database.
GenBank accession numbers are LN828199, LN871493 and
LN828199 for FB2, FG1 and FF2 respectively