The sequence of each of the nine strains was used to search
the GenBank and EMBL databases. The groups I and
II (B) strains were related to L. alimentarius, L.
farciminis and L. kimchii (98–99% similarity). The
group II (A) strain was related to L. plantarum (100%
similarity), group III strains to P. pentosaceus (99%
similarity), the group IV strain to W. confusa (99%
similarity) and finally, the three unidentified group V
strains were related to Lactococcus garviae with
similarities of 98–99%.