LAB + CNC cultures have also been seen to increase acidification in other studies on the salami. In these and other studies, spontaneous LAB also showed a great acid- ifying potential in the salami. Similar changes in pH and tita- trable acidity were reported during the drying of this type of salami started with a greater quantity of LAB (Bedia et al., 2011). No correlation (p > 0.05) was found between LAB or Micrococcaceae counts and pH or titratable acidity.