Research Article

Functional Probiotic Assessment and In Vivo Cholesterol-Lowering Efficacy of Weissella sp. Associated with Arid Lands Living-Hosts

Table 4

Antibiotic susceptibility, hemolytic activity of selected Weissella strains.

StrainsVancomycinErythromycinChloramphenicolTetracyclineClindamycin AmpicillinRifampicinHemolytic
VA (30μg)E (15μg)CH (30μg)TE (30μg)CL (15μg)AM (10μg)RA (5μg)Activity

W. confusa F806±0 (R)36±2 (S)24±1 (S)14±0 (R)34±2 (S)27±2 (S)27±1 (S)γ-hemolytic
W. halotolerans F996±0 (R)43±0 (S)30±1 (S)20±1 (S)38±2 (S)23±1 (S)33±2 (S)γ-hemolytic
W. halotolerans FAS236±0 (R)25±0 (S)22±1 (S)14±0 (R)29±1 (S)25±1 (S)27±1 (S)γ-hemolytic
W. halotolerans FAS36±0 (R)35±2 (S)25±1 (S)14±0 (R)18±0 (S)23±1 (S)20±0 (S)γ-hemolytic
W. halotolerans FAS246±0 (R)37±1 (S)31±1 (S)22±0.5 (S)30±0 (S)23±0 (S)31±0 (S)γ-hemolytic

S, sensitive; R, resistant; The numbers represent the diameter of zone of inhibition (mm).