Selection Criteria of Lactic Acid Bacteria Used in the Starter Cultures of the Fermented Sausages

Lactic acid bacteria is the most important micro-organism that used for starter culture of fer-mented sausages The function of the lactic acid bacteria in fermented sausages and the develop-ment history of lactic acid bacteria starter culture for fermented sausages were introduced in this paper.The selection criteria of lactic acid bacteria used as starter cultures of the fermented sausages are mainly discussed.