Strains

Auto-aggregation (%)

Homogeneous groups

I

II

St1

31.78 ± 4.00

St7

32.21 ± 3.93

St6

39.93 ± 8.04

Lb. curvatus subsp. curvatus DSMZ 20019

41.91 ± 2.55

P. acidilactici DSMZ 20284

42.44 ± 10.97

Lb. sakei DSMZ 15831

48.73 ± 2.65

St5

51.34 ± 5.21

St3

51.83 ± 0.08

St2

52.07 ± 0.11

Lb. plantarum DSMZ 1055

53.42 ± 4.53

St4

56.35 ± 0.15

St8

56.36 ± 1.09

Lb. plantarum c19

56.51 ± 8.26

St9

59.75 ± 4.74

Ln. carnosum DSMZ 5576

60.97 ± 4.19