2022 article
Growth of gamma-Proteobacteria in Low Salt Cucumber Fermentation Is Prevented by Lactobacilli and the Cover Brine Ingredients
Rothwell, M. A. R., Zhai, Y., Pagan-Medina, C. G., & Perez-Diaz, I. M. (2022, May 11). MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM.
author keywords: Enterobacteriaceae; fermentation; Enterobacter; lactobacilli; cucumber
MeSH headings : Bacteria; Calcium Chloride / analysis; Calcium Chloride / chemistry; Cucumis sativus / chemistry; Cucumis sativus / microbiology; Fermentation; Food Microbiology; Gammaproteobacteria; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacillus / genetics; Salts; Sodium Chloride / analysis; Sodium Chloride / chemistry; Vegetables
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Added: May 31, 2022
While the abundance of specific ɣ-proteobacteria species varies among vegetable type, several harbor Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonadaceae that benefit the plant system. It is documented that such bacterial populations decrease in density early in vegetable fermentations.