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DNA‐DNA homology, physiological characteristics and distribution of lactic acid bacteria isolated from maize silage
Author(s) -
Dellaglio F.,
Torriani Sandra
Publication year - 1986
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.1365-2672.1986.tb03363.x
Subject(s) - pediococcus acidilactici , biology , lactic acid , bacteria , enterococcus faecium , microbiology and biotechnology , silage , streptococcus bovis , lactobacillus plantarum , lactobacillus fermentum , lactococcus lactis , pediococcus , fermentation , food science , genetics , rumen
Lactic acid bacteria represent a dynamic bacterial group in maize silages. their establishment, variations and characterization have been studied by investigating 22 samples taken at different times during the ensilage process. After a preliminary screening based on physiological characteristics, 100 of 229 strains isolated were chosen for further taxonomic investigation. Twenty‐nine strains of homo‐fermentative lactobacilli were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum, L. casei and L. coryniformis subsp. coryniformis ; 24 heterofermentative strains were allotted to the species L. buchneri, L. brevis, L. fermentum and Leuconostoc paramesenteroides ; 22 coccal strains were assigned to Pediococcus pentosaceus and P. acidilactici and 25 coccal strains were identified as Enterococcus faecium, Streptococcus lactis and Strep. bovis. A few strains remained unidentified.