IDENTIFICATION OF A BACTERIAL STRAIN ISOLATED FROM PICKLED MELON SOLUTION AND DETERMINATION OF ITS ABILITY TO PRODUCE LACTIC ACID

Abstract

Bacterial strain LB7 isolated from pickled melon solution was identified as Lactobacillus plantarum using molecular marker 16S rRNA gene (rDNA) sequences. The content of lactic acid in the isolate culture was relatively high (33.7 g/l) when quantified using HPLC system.