Table 2. Identification of K991 by 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Strain	Identity (%)1)
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis bv. diacetylactis strain SD96	99.93
Lactococcus lactis strain IL1403	99.93
Lactococcus lactis strain IL6288	99.93

This result was obtained through NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) BLAST search by analyzing the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the K991 strain.