Table 1. The comparison of the list of lactic acid bacteria approved for use in Korea and European Union (EU) [4749]

List of lactic acid bacteria by QPS of EFSA, EU [47] List of lactic acid bacteria by MFDS, Korea [48,49]
Lactobacillus Lactobacillus alimentarius,Lactobacillus brevis,Lactobacillus curvatus,Lactobacillus fermentum,Lactobacillus plantarum,Lactobacillus rhamnosus,Lactobacillus sakei Lactobacillus acidophilus,Lactobacillus casei,Lactobacillus delbrueckii spp. bulgaricus,Lactobacillus fermentum,Lactobacillus gasseri,Lactobacillus helveticus,Lactobacillus paracasei,Lactobacillus plantarum,Lactobacillus reuteri,Lactobacillus rhamnosus,Lactobacillus salivarius
Pediococcus Pediococcus acidilactici,Pediococcus dextrinicus,Pediococcus pentosaceus -
Leuconostoc Leuconostoc citreum,Leuconostoc lactis,Leuconostoc mesenteroides,Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides -
Lactococcus Lactococcus lactis Lactococcus lactis
Streptococcus Streptococcus thermophilus S. thermophilus
Bifidobacterium - Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactisBifidobacterium bifidum,Bifidobacterium breve,Bifidobacterium longum
Enterococcus The category of QPS can't be assigned to all species, hence each specie should be individually analyzed [47] Enterococcus faecalisEnterococcus faecium(From April 1, 2019, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium can only be used without antibiotic resistance and toxic genes [49])
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