Microbiota of Sardinian Goat’s Milk and Preliminary Characterization of Prevalent LAB Species for Starter or Adjunct Cultures Development

Table 1

Distribution of LAB species in raw goat’s milk samples.

Genus	Species	Frequency (%)	N. of strains; (289)
Lactococcus	Lc. lactis subsp. lactis	15.6	45
	Lc. raffinolactis	6.2	18
	Lc. plantarum	5.9	17
	Lc lactis subsp. cremoris	1.7	5
Lactobacillus	L. paracasei	14.5	42
	L. curvatus	6.9	20
	L. plantarum	5.9	17
	L. brevis	5.2	15
Pediococcus	P. pentosaceus	7.3	21
Leuconostoc	Ln. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides	3.1	9
	Ln. mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum	1.7	5
Streptococcus	S. salivarius subsp. thermophilus	2.4	7
Enterococcus	E. faecium	11.4	33
	E. faecalis	7.6	22
	E. durans	2.8	8
	E. avium	1.7	5