Isolation and characteristic investigation of lactic acid bacteria in commercial pickles

Isolation, identification and characteristic investigation of lactic acid bacteria from ten commercial pickles were studied. 14 lactic acid bacteria and 5 non-LAB bacteria were isolated and cultured. The characteristic and biochemistry analysis showed that within the 14 lactic acid bacteria, 6 strains were Lactobacillus brevis, 4 strains were L. plantarum, 1 strain was L. fermentati and 3 strains were Pediacoccus acidila. The 5 non-LAB bacteria were contaminants.