Growth in high salt media is another desirable property for
starter cultures since NaCl is one of the most important additives
for preserving food. LAB are capable of growing in elevated NaCl
concentrations which allow them to participate in fermentative
processes in the absence of harmful or undesirable bacteria that
cannot grow in the presence of salts (Chikthimmah,
Anantheswaran, Roberts, Mills, & Knabel, 2001).