Research Article

Protective Effect of Potential Probiotic Strains from Fermented Ethiopian Food against Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Mice

Table 4

Coculture assay of probiotic LAB strains against Salmonella Typhimurium DT104.

NoIsolate codeProbiotic strainsInhibition (%)

1E124Lactococcus lactis97.11 ± 0.23b
2K320Lactobacillus plantarum96.50 ± 0.29c
3K114Lactobacillus paracasei97.27 ± 0.26b
4E124 + K320Lac. lactis + Lb. plantarum (mix 1)99.71 ± 0.02a
5E124 + K114Lac. lactis + Lb. paracasei (mix 2)99.74 ± 0.02a
6K320 + K114Lb. plantarum + Lb. paracasei (mix 3)99.72 ± 0.01a
7E124 + K320 + K114Lac. lactis + Lb. plantarum + Lb. paracasei (mix 4)100.00 ± 0.00a

E = ergo; K = kocho. Data are means ± SD from three replications and values followed by a different letters within columns indicate significant differences ().