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Based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the isolates were identified as\n                      <jats:italic>Bacillus aryabhattai<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Pediococcus pentosaceus<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The selected isolates demonstrated tolerance to acidic pH and bile salt conditions, with survival rates ranging from 50.3 to 88.8% at pH 2.0 and 42.7 to 83.5% following exposure to 0.3% bile salts for 1 to 3 h of incubation. Under the tested\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      conditions, the isolates exhibited antagonistic activity against foodborne pathogens, antioxidant activity, phenotypic exopolysaccharide-associated characteristics, and varying levels of cell surface hydrophobicity.\n                      <jats:italic>Pediococcus pentosaceus<\/jats:italic>\n                      PJ8 exhibited the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity (62.3%). In agar well diffusion assays,\n                      <jats:italic>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum<\/jats:italic>\n                      PJ23 demonstrated inhibitory activity against\n                      <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      (29.3 \u00b1 4.0 mm), whereas\n                      <jats:italic>Pediococcus pentosaceus<\/jats:italic>\n                      PJ8 exhibited inhibitory activity against\n                      <jats:italic>Bacillus cereus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (35 \u00b1 5 mm) and\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (40 \u00b1 5 mm). Among the isolates,\n                      <jats:italic>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum<\/jats:italic>\n                      PJ23 displayed comparatively higher cell surface hydrophobicity values (45.7\u201350.3%). 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