Lactic acid bacteria were isolated from naturally fermenting fruit based fermented food (panchamirtham), by using specific medium. Totally twelve LAB were isolated from different panchamirtham samples. Among the bacterial isolates potential lactic acid bacteria were identified efficacy against four different human pathogens viz., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogens. The bacterial isolates were screened for their ability to produce bacteriocins and inhibit five pathogenic organisms. The influence of antimicrobial activity was obtained by using well diffusion assay method. In total, twelve LAB isolates M7S2B4, M7S2B5 and M7S3B2 were found very strong antimicrobial activity against Listeria monocytogens. Our results demonstrated that M8S2B2 bacterial isolates exhibited maximum inhibition zone ( mm) against Staphylococcus aureus. These obtained results revealed the possibility of using bacteriocins of LAB as food bio preservatives to control food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. | In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented fruit mix - Indian traditional fermented foods, against selected food borne pathogens
