A total of 762 LAB isolates were recovered and purified from
samples 1 to 9. All isolates were primarily confirmed to belong to the
LAB group as they manifested Gram-positive, no catalase activity, and
positive results for glucose fermentative ability (data not shown). Of
these, only two LAB isolates were recovered from sample 1. One
hundred LAB isolates were recovered each from samples 2 to 8, and 60
LAB isolates were recovered from sample 9 as listed in Table 2.