meat and meat products. Indeed, E. coliwas also not detected in sausage
samples treated with kimchi or kimchi-powder throughout the ripening
period (b2log10cfu/g). In addition to the notable low initial number of
Enterobacteriaceae in the sausage mixture (b2log10cfu/g), the production
of organic acids by LAB and their pH lowering effect might have
played a crucial role in the control of these meat-spoiling microorganisms