The microbiological stability of kimchi and kimchi-powder sausages
was also demonstrated by the development of S. aureus (Table 5). The
growth of S. aureus was completely inhibited during the three days of fermentation
inwhich the growth of LAB and the pHdrop occurred rapidly
in all samples. These findings are in accordance with the results of several
other studies in which the initial pH and the initial activity of the LAB
were found to be crucial for the control of S. aureus