Abstract
The objectives of this study were to select an amylolytic lactic acid bacterium for simultaneous saccharification and
fermentation (SSF) of starch to lactic acid and determine the optimum conditions for SSF of cassava starch to produce lactic
acid by the selected strain. Lactic acid production from SSF of cassava starch by the selected strain using a batch mode and
under a non-sterile condition was also investigated. An isolate MSUL 903 was selected.