Considerable numbers of Lb. sakei were also found in
samples B and E. Lc. gelidum was the predominant
bacterial component of sample D, with Leuconostoc
gasicomitatum close behind. The former was the
second most dominant species in sample C and the
third most dominant in sample B. Lc. gasicomitatum
was also the second most frequent species in sample
A. Samples A and E had similar bacterial compositions,
whereas the remaining samples had unique
bacterial communities.