5.6.3. Other bacteriocins In Europe the principal starters used in the manufacture of dry fermented sausage are Lb. sake, Lb. curvatus and Lb. plantarum. Inhibition of Listeria by a bacteriocinogenic Lb. sake strain isolated from a naturally fermented sausage has been demonstrated and it was suggested that Lb. sake CTC494 be employed as a bioprotective culture in fermented meat products (Hugas et al., 1995).