LACTIC BACTERIA STUDY IN THE BANU MARACINE

grape MUST AND WINES

Mihaela Silvia Cismaru, Aurel Popa

KEY WORDS: lactic acid bacteria, grapes, musts, wines, sulfur dioxide

ABSTRACT

One hundred twelve lactic acid bacteria streams have been isolates from the Banu Mărăcine musts and red wines. The streams have been identified as belonging to Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus plantarum – 10 species, Leuconostoc (Leuconostoc mesenteroides - 9 species Leuconostoc oenos - 93 species),  (Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 1986).