LACTIC ACID BACTERIA SUITABLE FOR PRODUCING PARTLY FERMENTED MEAT AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PARTLY FERMENTED MEAT BY ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR THE PROLIFERATION OF SUCH LACTIC ACID BACTERIA

摘要

The present invention concerns lactic acid bacteria being suitable for producing raked/fermented or partially fermented meat, wherein said lactic acid bacteria may be probiotic, ferment meat, having a high tolerance for acid conditions and are slime-producing while being able to live/grow at low water activity down to a water activity of 0,6. The lactic acid bacteria may additionally form vitamin B3 (niacin) and optionally the antibiotic nisin. The lactic acid bacteria may be anaerobic, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. It is also disclosed a process for fermenting sugar-treated meat wherein such microorganisms are brought to proliferation by adding sugar in a layered manner wherein simple sugar species are added before more complicated sugar species.