A L. buchneri strain isolated from
spoiled fermented cucumbers brined with 2% NaCl
was tested for its ability to degrade
lactic acid in FC under a variety of environmental conditions. Brines
from a reduced NaCl cucumber fermentation and a commercial
cucumber fermentation that had undergone undesirable secondary
fermentation were also used as spoilage inocula. The reduced NaCl
spoilage source has been previously described . The source of spoilage microorganisms
labeled as commercial spoilage throughout this text was obtained
from a commercial brining facility after it was observed that a tank
of fermented cucumbers was undergoing post-fermentation
spoilage. A complete description of these spoilage sources is
available elsewhere