Table 2 Characteristics of microorganisms.

Cocci group (cocci-shaped)

 E. faecium (BH06)

− 21.07 ± 1.53ⁱ

0.97 ± 0.09^b

17.33 ± 1.44^p

78.68 ± 0.31^e

4.32 ± 0.06^g

 P. acidilactici (M76)

− 18.80 ± 0.56^l

0.96 ± 0.22^b

22.51 ± 0.94ⁱ

28.54 ± 1.99^m

0.19 ± 0.02^p

Lactobacilli group (rod-shaped)

 L. delbrueckii (PTCC 1743)

− 14.43 ± 1.40^p

0.86 ± 0.25^e

20.96 ± 1.23^k

106.12 ± 1.43^a

14.71 ± 0.07^e

 L. plantarum (Lp 299)

− 26.20 ± 1.83^a

0.83 ± 0.24f

16.86 ± 0.01^q

42.00 ± 1.17^k

1.06 ± 0.00^m

 L. plantarum (ATCC 8014)

− 24.70 ± 2.55^e

0.71 ± 0.07^h

22.12 ± 1.63^j

17.09 ± 1.29^r

0.06 ± 0.10^q

 L. plantarum (PTCC 1058)

− 25.93 ± 2.05^b

0.57 ± 0.08^k

28.93 ± 0.17^g

42.30 ± 1.17^j

3.66 ± 0.13^h

 L. casei (ATCC 393)

− 25.13 ± 0.45^d

0.70 ± 0.08^h

35.09 ± 1.49^f

24.43 ± 2.78^o

0.32 ± 0.15^o

 L. rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103)

− 17.57 ± 1.75^m

0.77 ± 0.28^g

19.90 ± 0.11ⁿ

75.16 ± 2.45^f

14.76 ± 0.18^e

 L. acidophilus (ATCC 4356)

− 20.97 ± 1.00^j

0.89 ± 0.30^d

17.23 ± 1.58^p

74.40 ± 1.03^g

43.25 ± 0.50^b

 L. reuteri (DSM 20016, ATCC 23272)

− 21.97 ± 1.67^g

0.65 ± 0.24ⁱ

18.69 ± 1.66^o

81.53 ± 1.13^d

16.57 ± 0.10^d

 L. reuteri (DSM 17939)

− 19.23 ± 0.75^k

0.87 ± 0.25^e

16.33 ± 0.30^r

55.86 ± 1.15^h

3.65 ± 0.02^h

 L. gasseri (ATCC 33323)

− 14.00 ± 1.45^q

0.61 ± 0.01^j

20.54 ± 0.13^l

103.25 ± 1.75^b

26.35 ± 0.10^c

Spore-forming Bacilli group (Rod-shaped)

 B. subtilis (DE111)

− 21.93 ± 0.83^h

0.78 ± 0.18^g

38.73 ± 1.50^b

24.76 ± 1.39ⁿ

1.21 ± 0.26^l

 B. coagulans (MTCC 5856)

− 22.83 ± 1.78^f

0.84 ± 0.18^f

25.77 ± 1.63^h

87.50 ± 1.48^c

55.06 ± 0.00^a

 B. licheniformis (ATCC 14580)

− 17.35 ± 1.06ⁿ

0.62 ± 0.01^j

20.39 ± 1.90^m

50.10 ± 0.15ⁱ

5.54 ± 0.20^f

 B. indicus (HU36)

− 25.43 ± 0.15^c

0.55 ± 0.28^l

40.08 ± 1.14^a

31.09 ± 1.68^l

2.49 ± 0.08ⁱ

Yeast group (ellipsoid-shaped)

 S. cerevisiae (PTCC 5052)

− 9.00 ± 1.34^s

1.00 ± 0.12^a

37.58 ± 1.76^e

21.58 ± 1.35^p

2.04 ± 0.14^k

 S. boulardii (ATCC MYA-797)

− 17.30 ± 1.47^o

1.01 ± 0.12^a

38.01 ± 1.60^d

15.33 ± 1.43^s

0.38 ± 0.00ⁿ

 S. boulardii (ATCC 18824)

− 11.40 ± 0.28^r

0.92 ± 0.06^c

38.31 ± 1.20^c

20.84 ± 1.13^q

2.22 ± 0.21^j