Isolation of a potential probiotic strain LPB-18 and identification of antimicrobial compounds responsible for inhibition of food-borne pathogens.

This study was carried out to screen a potential probiotic microbe with broad-spectrum antagonistic activity against food-borne pathogens and identify the antimicrobial compounds. Based on morphological and molecular analysis, a new strain with the ability to produce effective antimicrobial agents was isolated from the breeding soil of earthworms and identified as having a close evolutionary footprint to . The antimicrobial substances produced by show effective inhibition of and in an agar diffusion assay.