In Vitro Antagonistic Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Beverage and Finfish on Pathogenic and Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganism in Ethiopia

Table 8

Inhibitory activity of CFS following different pH treatments (S. aureus ATCC25923 was used as an indicator bacterium).

Isolates	pH 2	pH 4	pH 10	pH 12
Enterococcus NCFS	++	++	++	+
Pediococcus NCFS	++	++	++	+
Leuconostoc NCFS	++	++	++	+
Weissella NCFS	++	++	++	+
MRS broth	+	+	+	+

Note.++ = inhibition zone (20–13 mm); + = inhibition zone (<13 mm).