After addition of Ins to the final volumes of FJs to be transformed
into KLBs, all microbial groups resulted diluted of almost 2 orders of
magnitude. At the end of fermentation, KLBs were characterized by
almost the same levels of microorganisms as those registered for
Ins, even though LAB rods in pomegranate KLB were ten folds
higher than the corresponding In, as well as both LAB groups and
TMC in prickly pear KLB. Enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonads
were detected only in prickly pear KLB.