The Use of Starter Cultures in Traditional Meat Products

Table 1

Families and genera of LAB.

Family	Genus	Cellular morphology	Sugar fermentation
Aerococcaceae	Aerococcus	Cocci-tetrads	Homofermentative
Carnobacteriaceae	Carnobacterium	Bacilli	Homofermentative
Enterococcaceae	Enterococcus	Cocci	Homofermentative
	Tetragenococcus	Cocci-tetrads	Homofermentative
	Vagococcus	Cocci	Homofermentative
Lactobacillaceae	Lactobacillus	Bacilli	Strain-dependent
	Pediococcus	Cocci-tetrads	Homofermentative
Leuconostocaceae	Leuconostoc	Cocci	Heterofermentative
	Oenococcus	Cocci	Heterofermentative
	Weissella	Cocci/bacilli	Heterofermentative
Streptococcaceae	Lactococcus	Cocci	Homofermentative
	Streptococcus	Cocci	Homofermentative