Unraveling the probiotic efficiency of bacterium Pediococcus pentosaceus OBK05 isolated from buttermilk: An in vitro study for cholesterol assimilation potential and antibiotic resistance status

• Kiran Kumar Bhukya,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Centre for Microbial and Fermentation Technology, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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• Bhima Bhukya

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: bhima.ou@osmania.ac.in

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Centre for Microbial and Fermentation Technology, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-3863

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