Table 5 Inhibition of pathogens by Lactobacillus plantarum K10 in MRS broth

Pathogens Growth Inhibition (%)
Pathogensa K10+pathogensa
CFU/mL pH CFU/mL pH
Escherichia coli 3.23±0.25×106 5.98 3.03±0.06×105 4.84 90.71
Salmonella Typhimurium 6.46±0.35×106 6.10 5.70±0.79×106 5.25 11.86
Listeria monocytogenes 1.57±0.20×105 6.06 1.35±0.18×105 4.94 14.19
Staphylococcus aureus 3.46±0.87×106 6.08 2.67±0.75×106 4.90 23.08
a Determined after 6 h of incubation at 37°C
Initial count of Lactobacillus plantarum K10: 4.43±0.15×106 CFU/mL
All values are within the mean±standard deviation of the three replicates.