Characterization and probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from dadiah sampled in West Sumatra

Dadiah is a traditional dairy food from West Sumatra. Dadiah is made by fermenting fresh buffalo milk in banana leaves covered bamboo sticks at room temperature for two days. Dadiah is nutritious because it contains lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that have probiotic properties. This study aims to determine the characteristics and biochemical properties of LAB by catalase assay and fermentation type. We identified the LAB found in dadiah using conventional laboratory tests and 16S rRNA sequencing methods and confirmed that the LAB was Lactobacillus fermentum. Gram staining showed that the isolated bacteria were Gram-positive bacilli and the catalase assay and fermentation type showed it to be negative catalase and homofermentative.