Simultaneous Production of Biosurfactants and Bacteriocins by Probiotic Lactobacillus casei MRTL3

Table 4

Antibacterial activity shown by bacteriocin and biosurfactant against various test organisms.

Indicator organisms	Origin	Bacteriocin*	Biosurfactant*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	ATCC 15442	+++	+++
Salmonella typhi	MTCC 733	+++	+++
Shigella flexneri	ATCC 9199	+++	+++
Staphylococcus aureus	ATCC 6538P	++++	++++
Staphylococcus epidermidis	ATCC 12228	++++	+++
Listeria monocytogenes	MTCC 657	++++	++++
Listeria innocua	ATCC 33090	++++	++++
Bacillus cereus	ATCC 11770	++++	++++

∗Excellent >8 mm (++++), good <8mm (+++), and fair <5 mm (++).