Among lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus plantarum is an industrially important species which can be found in numerous
fermented foods, such as sourdoughs, olives, fermented vegetables,fermented sausages, and cheese on which a high salt concentration is present. L. plantarum is a good source of esterase enzymes since lipolytic and esterase activity have
been previously described in L. plantarum strains