Abstract

Attempts were made to isolate and identify Gram-positive or lactic acid bacteria in Kimchi fermentation. Species diversity depended on isolation media and temperatures, and diversity tended to be reduced with decrease of temperature. MRS and KM (natural medium prepared from Kimchi materials) were suitable respectively for isolation and present number of species. Identification of isolates was performed by dichotomous identification schemes arranged on the basis of Bergey's manual of Systematic Bacteriology (1986). Gram-positive bacteria isolated at different temperatures (5, 15, $25^{\circ}C$) were 5 species of Leuconostoc, 4 species of Streptococcus, 3 species of Pediococcus, 2 species of Bacillus and 18 species of Lactobacillus. Species with high frequency of appearance were Lactobacillus plantarum, Streptococcus raffinolactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides at $25^{\circ}C$, L. plantarum, Lactobacillus fructosus, L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides at $15^{\circ}C$ and L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, Leuconosotoc paramesenteroides, Lactobacillus maltaromicus at $15^{\circ}C$. In general, Kimchi fermentation was achieved by Lactobacillus spp. (59.7% frequency) at $25^{\circ}C$ and Leuconostoc spp. (65.2% frequency) at $5^{\circ}C$. Pediococcus cerevisiae and Streptococcus faecalis which have been so far known as bacteria of Kimchi fermentation were not isolated.

김치발효 중 Gram 양성세균 또는 유산균의 분리와 동정을 시도하였다. 종의 다양성은 분리배지와 온도에 영양을 받았고, 다양성은 온도가 낮아질수록 감소하는 경향이었다. MRS는 세균의 분리에 KM(김치재료로 만든 자연배지)은 종의 수를 파악 하는데 각각 적합하였다. 분리균의 동정은 Bergey's manual of Systematic Bacterio]ogy (1986)를 기초로 하여 작성한 이 분농생표(dichotomous Identification scheme)에 의하여 선행하였다. 각 온도(5, 15, $25^{\circ}C$)에서 동정된 Gram 양성세균은 Leuconostoc 5종, Streptococcus 4종, Pediococcus 3종, Bacillus 2종 그리고 Ltobacillms 18종이였다. 각 온도에서 출현 빈도가 높은 종은 $25^{\circ}C$에서 LactobaIlus ptantanmz, Streptococcµs faffinolactis, Leuconostoc maιnteroid, subsp mlsentιroides 이었고, $15^{\circ}C$에서 L. mesenteroides Lactobacillus fructosus, L. maen teroid,l.I subsp. mesent,roid, 이였고, $5^{\circ}C$ 에서 Leuconostoc sp.(65.2 빈도)에 의하여 이루어졌다. 그리고 각 온도에 따른 김치발효 중 지금까지 알려진 Pediococcus cerevisiae 와 Streptococcus faecalis는 분리되지 않았다.

Keywords

• Kimchi;
• dichoomous identification;
• lactic acid bacteria