Genome analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Levilactobacillus brevis isolated from traditionally fermented Ethiopian kocho and their probiotic properties

Guesh Mulaw; Teklemichael Tesfay; Tesfaye Sisay; Diriba Muleta; Débora Brito Goulart; Olabisi Flora Davies-Bolorunduro; Chioma Ohaeri; Nirupama Narayanan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0332682

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Genome analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Levilactobacillus brevis isolated from traditionally fermented Ethiopian kocho and their probiotic properties

Guesh Mulaw,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Biology Department College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Aksum University, Axum, Ethiopia
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Teklemichael Tesfay,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biology Department College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Aksum University, Axum, Ethiopia
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Tesfaye Sisay,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biotechnology Research Center, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-5029

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Diriba Muleta,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Biotechnology Research Center, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Débora Brito Goulart ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: deborabritobh@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-2808

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Olabisi Flora Davies-Bolorunduro,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Floret Center for Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Lagos, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9783-9739

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Chioma Ohaeri,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Floret Center for Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Lagos, Nigeria
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Nirupama Narayanan

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, Manhattanville University, Purchase, New York, United States of America
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Genome analysis of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Levilactobacillus brevis isolated from traditionally fermented Ethiopian kocho and their probiotic properties

Guesh Mulaw,
Teklemichael Tesfay,
Tesfaye Sisay,
Diriba Muleta,
Débora Brito Goulart,
Olabisi Flora Davies-Bolorunduro,
Chioma Ohaeri,
Nirupama Narayanan

Published: April 20, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332682

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