Skip to main content

Table 1 Primary and secondary screening of protease-producing lactic acid bacteria

From: Protease-producing lactic acid bacteria with antibacterial properties and their potential use in soybean meal fermentation

Separation source

Strains number

Initial screening diameter (mm) ± SD

Re-screening protease activity (U/ml) ± SD

Feces of healthy weaned piglets

P3

16.93 ± 0.23

16.24 ± 0.22

P8

20.03 ± 0.16

15.23 ± 0.15

P12

16.40 ± 0.25

16.20 ± 0.32

P13

15.60 ± 0.15

15.90 ± 0.18

P14

17.86 ± 0.13

16.26 ± 0.32

P15

24.10 ± 0.24

24.30 ± 0.14

P22

15.40 ± 0.22

16.10 ± 0.24

P24

23.60 ± 0.32

25.60 ± 0.22

Alfalfa silage

ZZUPF92

18.40 ± 0.18

17.60 ± 0.24

ZZUPF94

22.10 ± 0.32

21.20 ± 0.16

ZZUPF95

24.60 ± 0.17

27.40 ± .0.31

ZZUPF145

21.30 ± 0.25

19.80 ± 0.25

Corn silage

LAO49

19.20 ± 0.35

19.15 ± 0.24

LAO53

22.02 ± 0.18

19.40 ± 0.31

LAO56

16.39 ± 0.21

21.30 ± 0.25

LAO60

16.10 ± 0.20

16.20 ± 0.24

LA066

16.30 ± 0.26

15.60 ± 0.18

Wheat silage

MB56

18.03 ± 0.16

19.32 ± 0.11

MB66

18.13 ± 0.35

15.68 ± 0.09

MB72

21.63 ± 0.18

17.52 ± 0.12

MB73

18.36 ± 0.32

16.85 ± 0.42

MB76

16.05 ± 0.19

16.21 ± 0.15

  1. Results were expressed as mean (n = 3). All data in the table are averaged
  2. The diameter of inhibition zone including that of hole puncher (10.00 mm)