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We isolated LAB from plant-based fermented foods and assessed their antimicrobial, functional, and probiotic potential using agar-well diffusion technique, in vitro colonization resistance and gastric-environment survivability assays, and 16S rRNA sequencing. Thirteen autochthonous LAB identified as Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Weissella confusa, Weissella paramesenteroides, and Weissella cibaria demonstrated inhibitory activity against \u22653 pathogens, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, and Pasteurella multocida. 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