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Influence of the inoculum size ofLactobacillus plantarum on the competition withEnterobacter cloacae

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The size of the inoculum ofLactobacillus plantarum or its natural density, appears to be of predominant importance in the exclusion ofEnterobacter cloacae in mixed fermentations, such as ensilage. In a liquid medium, simulating adverse silage conditions, an initial density ofL. plantarum at least twice that ofE. cloacae was found necessary in order to obtain a succesful silage.

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  1. Laboratory of General and Applied Microbial Ecology Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, State University of Gent, Coupure L 653, 9000, GENT, Belgium

    B. Bruyneel & W. Verstraete

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Bruyneel, B., Verstraete, W. Influence of the inoculum size ofLactobacillus plantarum on the competition withEnterobacter cloacae . Biotechnol Lett 8, 629–634 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025969

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