Table 1 Dairy origin, catalase test, gram staining, and survival rate of isolated Lactobacillus strains after 3–4 h of incubation at 0.3% bile salt, and pH 2.5–6.6

From: Anti-oral cancer properties of potential probiotic lactobacilli isolated from traditional milk, cheese, and yogurt

Survival rates = ([OD600 (3–4 h)/OD600 (0 h)] × 100)

Isolated strains

Origin

Catalase test

Gram staining

Tolerance after 4 h at 0.3% bile

Tolerance after 3 h at pH 2.5

Tolerance after 3 h at pH 6.6

C5

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

85.43 ± 1.36c

81.38 ± 1.26b

126.30 ± 1.78a

C7a

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

56.73 ± 1.46f

51.73 ± 1.64g

124.92 ± 1.42b

C7b

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

16.98 ± 5.47m

18.28 ± 1.10n

106.19 ± 1.41g

C28

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

87.15 ± 2.08b

78.05 ± 2.38c

102.53 ± 1.14i

C30

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

16.24 ± 1.46m

12.68 ± 0.55o

92.28 ± 1.44l

C34

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

30.38 ± 1.24k

28.78 ± 2.36l

97.36 ± 0.82k

C45

Cheese

Negative

Gram-positive

42.68 ± 1.44i

40.25 ± 1.66i

99.62 ± 1.82j

M8

Milk

Negative

Gram-positive

43.44 ± 0.70i

35.43 ± 0.87j

127.41 ± 1.68a

M16

Milk

Negative

Gram-positive

78.52 ± 1.37d

67.24 ± 1.55d

110.62 ± 1.18f

M19

Milk

Negative

Gram-positive

23.34 ± 1.02l

11.47 ± 1.12op

100.41 ± 0.83j

M34

Milk

Negative

Gram-positive

15.68 ± 0.18m

10.23 ± 0.76p

88.44 ± 1.32m

M45

Milk

Negative

Gram-positive

88.52 ± 1.48b

82.37 ± 0.48b

118.80 ± 1.28d

M49

Milk

Negative

Gram-positive

58.32 ± 4.47e

57.21 ± 0.65e

115.89 ± 1.39e

Y6

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

49.10 ± 1.13g

42.61 ± 1.31h

106.00 ± 2.38g

Y13

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

45.75 ± 1.66h

32.68 ± 3.09k

102.18 ± 1.54i

Y21

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

23.12 ± 0.88l

21.50 ± 1.42m

99.20 ± 1.77j

Y25

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

77.38 ± 1.08d

68.45 ± 2.02d

106.58 ± 1.48g

Y27

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

59.60 ± 1.66e

54.78 ± 1.18f

111.77 ± 1.65f

Y33

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

118.80 ± 0.76a

98.58 ± 0.45a

118.66 ± 0.79d

Y44

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

40.32 ± 0.68j

31.85 ± 0.78k

105.40 ± 1.90lg

Y49

yogurt

Negative

Gram-positive

22.70 ± 1.06l

18.36 ± 1.12n

101.24 ± 1.82ij

  1. *Values are mean ± standard error of triplicates. a–pMeans in the same column with different lowercase letters differed significantly (P < 0.05). Significant values are in italics.