| Author(s) | Mourad Kacem, Halima Zadi-Karam and Nour-Eddine Karam* |
| Affiliation | Laboratoire de Biologie des Microorganismes et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université d’Oran, Algérie * noureddine.karam@univ-oran.dz |
| Title | Isolation of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Naturally |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Science. Volume 18, No 2. (2006/1426) |
| Abstract | Twenty-two isolates of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the spontaneous fermentation of olives were identified on the basis of the phenotypic criteria. Eleven of them were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum which was followed by 4 Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis and 7 Enterococcus spp. Cell free supernatant of Lactobacillus plantarum OL9 was active against Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Propionibacterium and Erwinia (of spoilage significance). The antibacterial activity was attributed to bacteriocin like substances. Keywords: Olives, Lactic acid bacteria, Identification, Antagonism |
