Table 3. Distribution of LAB species in Ezine cheese according to 16S rRNA gene sequences

Species	Number of strains	Strains of the genus (%)	Strains over the total of isolated strains (%)
Enterococcus spp.	114	100	60.0
E. faecium	73	64.03	38.42
E. faecalis	36	31.57	18.94
E. lactis	5	4.38	2.63
Lactobacillus spp.	48	100	25.26
Lb. paracasei	26	54.16	13.68
Lb. plantarım	21	43.75	11.05
Lb. helveticus	1	2.08	0.52
Lactococcus spp.	13	100	6.84
L. lactis ssp. lactis	13	100	6.84
Leuconostoc spp.	3	100	1.57
Leuc. mesentroides	3	100	1.57
Streptococcus spp.	3	100	1.57
S. lutetiensis	1	33.33	0.52
S. infantarius	1	33.33	0.52
S. macedonicus	1	33.33	0.52
Weissella spp.	3	100	1.57
W. cibaria	3	100	1.57
Pediococcus spp.	1	100	0.52
P. pentosaceus	1	100	0.52
Unidentified	5	-	2.63
Total	190	-	100

LAB, lactic acid bacteria.