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The Significance of Propionibacterium Species and Micrococcus lactilyticus to the Ensiling Process
Author(s) -
WOOLFORD M. K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1975.tb00576.x
Subject(s) - silage , fermentation , propionibacterium , micrococcus , lactic acid , food science , chemistry , lactic acid fermentation , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics
The fermentation of lactic acid by two Propionibacterium spp. and by Micrococcus lactilyticus was examined in simulated silage. Fermentation occurred in silages which achieved a low pH (<4·0) but this resulted only in a small rise in pH and a secondary clostridial fermentation did not occur. Lactic acid‐fermenting organisms resembling Propionibacterium spp. were isolated from authentic silages but not from fresh grass.

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