Table 1.
General characteristics of Enterococcus faecium JS1-8 for probiotic use

Characteristics	Results
Cell Morphology	Coccus
Gram stain	+
Acid tolerance: pH 2	+
Bile tolerance to 0.3% of bile	+
Heat tolerance at 70°C, 5min	+
Heat tolerance at 80°C, 5min	+
Adhesion to Caco-2 cell: JS1-81)	81
LGG	100
Antimicrobial activities to:
Escherichia coli KCTC 1682	150 mm
Listeria monocytogenes KCTC 3569	310 mm
Staphylococcus aureus KCTC 1621	460 mm
Salmonella enteritidis KCCM 12021	280 mm

The adhesion capacity expressed as the average number of bacteria attached to the 10 Caco-2 cells.