In silage fermentation, lactic acid degradation by L. buchneri has
been demonstrated to be a useful metabolic pathway that results in
increased aerobic stability of the silage. Inoculation of silage with
L. buchneri resulted in decreased lactic acid content and increased
concentrations of acetic acid, propionic acid, and propanol
(Driehuis et al., 1999). The anaerobic degradation of lactic acid by
L. buchneri in pure cultures in laboratory medium required induction
by acidic conditions and did not require an external electron