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The development of various lactic acid bacteria during the early stages of fermentation (1–6 days after ensiling) in fish silage was studied. The first type of organisms that grew fastest was the oval cocci (most of them resembledLeuconostoc mesenteroides andStreptococcus lactis) followed by round cocci (mostlyS. faecalis). The number of oval cocci increased rapidly one day after ensiling and then decreased after 2–3 days. The round cocci increased first after 2–3 days and then decreased slowly after 4–5 days. Lactobacilli began to increase in number (more than 1010 per g silage) first after 6 days. Thus the pH in the silage was mainly lowered by the action of streptococci. Also in MRS medium the pH was more rapidly lowered byS. faecalis than byLactobacillus plantarum and other rods.
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Wirahadikusumah, S., Rajala, O., Lindgren, S. et al. Development of lactic acid bacteria during early stages of fermentation in fish silage. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 82, 95–100 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01890400
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