Table 3 Levels of DNA-DNA homology for isolated strains

Strain

NGRI 0001

NGRI 0101

NGRI 0110

NGRI 0130

NGRI 0225

NGRI 0304

NGRI 0305

NGRI 0315

NGRI 0404

NGRI 0510

NGRI 0524

NGRI 0529

JCM 1134^T

JCM 1136^T

JCM 1149^T

JCM 1558^T

JCM 5885^T

JCM 5890^T

L. casei JCM 1134^T

30.2

34.1

45.3

40.1

20.3

21.9

19.8

25.1

18.2

10.9

25.2

36.2

100

-

-

-

-

-

L. rhamnosus JCM 1136^T

28.6

26.4

89.3

36.2

21.3

14.2

26.7

12.4

21.5

56.3

42.3

31.2

-

100

-

-

-

-

L. plantarum JCM 1149^T

32.3

83.9

10.2

15.3

25.6

18.9

21.5

90.1

82.3

12.9

79.2

84.3

-

-

100

-

-

-

L. pentosus JCM 1558^T

28.3

30.2

11.2

19.3

82.9

34.2

45.6

42.3

35.2

26.3

39.1

36.8

-

-

-

100

-

-

P. pentosaceus JCM 5890^T

10.8

12.8

17.6

20.3

21.6

83.1

87.1

18.1

16.2

17.3

15.9

14.3

-

-

-

-

100

-

P. acidilactici JCM 8797^T

15.6

14.9

17.1

20.5

12.3

16.5

23.1

13.7

18.7

19.3

18.1

23.8

-

-

-

-

-

100