They are Gram-positive rods or cocci with a microaerophilic metabolism and produce lactic acid as the main fermentation end product, either alone (homofermentative LAB) or together with carbon dioxide and ethanol or acetic acid (heterofermentative LAB). ...
Pure bacterial growths were used for gram staining that was used to differentiate into gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, either cocci or rods [50]. After confirmation of GNRs, analytical profile index 20 Enterobacteriaceae (API 20E, bioMérieux, Durham, NC, USA) was used to characterize...