Table 1 Specific oligonucleotide primers sequences used throughout this study

Bacterial strain gene

Lb. plantarum, recA gene

F: 5^-CAGAATTGAGCTGGTGGTGG3^-

R: 5^-TGTTACTTTCGCAACCAGAT3^-

210 bp

[19]

Lactococcus lactis subsp. Lactis, recA gene

F: 5^-ATGCGTAAACTTGCAGGAC3^-

R: 5^-CAACCTTGAATGGTGGAG3^-

262 bp

Lc. mesenteroides, recA gene

F: 5ATACAGGCGAACAGGGGATTA3^-

R: 5^-GGGTGTAGTTTCTGGGTTTC3^-

269 bp

Bacteriocin gene

MesY

F: 5ATGACGAATATGAAGTC3-

R: 5TTACCAAAATCCATTTCC3^-

186 bp

[23]

PlnEF

F: GGCATAGTTAAAATTCCCCCC

R:CAGGTTGCCGCAAAAAAAG

428 bp

[25]

PlnA

F: GTACAGTACTAATGGGAG

R: CTTACGCCATCTATACG

450 bp

PlnC

F: GGTGGCGACAGGAGATTTAC

R: AGAAACGCGTTCCGATTTTA

353 bp

[24]