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This study was designed to isolate lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with β-glucosidase activity and probiotic properties from Korean fermented foods. Among nine isolates, four LAB strains had excellent survival rates at pH 2.5 with 0.3% (w/v) pepsin for 3 h and 0.3% (w/v) oxgall for 24 h. Four LAB strains did not produce β-glucuronidase and showed adhesion ability to HT-29 cells that was superior to that shown by the reference strain GG. All four strains were sensitive to ampicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and doxycycline. These strains were identified as H40, FI10604,. FI10700, and. FI10842 by 16S rRNA gene sequence, respectively. It was found that. FI10842 produced the highest β-glucosidase activity (49.10 mU/mL). These results indicate that the four LAB strains could be used as potential probiotic. Especially. FI10842 could be used as a starter culture for fermentation.