Research Article

Screening of Indigenous Oxalate Degrading Lactic Acid Bacteria from Human Faeces and South Indian Fermented Foods: Assessment of Probiotic Potential

Table 1

Determination of oxalate degrading ability of LAB isolates.

SourceIsolatesOxalate concentration in supernatant (mM)Oxalate degradation (%)

Human
faeces
TY2 48.07
TY5 54.8
TY12 58.3
TY14 47
AM2 43.94
AM3 56.7
AM12 38.46
AM15 46.15
AM19 48
AM20 56.73
AM48 32.35
PR3 47.11
PR14 40.38
PR16 39.42
PR36 35.86
PR45 40.77
PR56 43.27
PR63 30.67
TH14 36.54
ER1 39.42
ER3 29.76
ER5 43.94
ER48 20.19
MM3 18.2
MM8 39.68
MM38 40
MM39 54.8
MM40 35.57
MM42 33.65
MSS10 52.8
AB11 62.49

South Indian
fermented
food
C2 46.82
C14s 34.32
AB1 55.76
AB8 59.42
AB10 36.15
W21 41.5
KOX Control

Values are expressed as mean ± SD from three trials. Significant difference in oxalate degradation compared with KOX control using Student’s paired t-test.