identification of predominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditionally fermented vegetable products of the eastern himalayas. | gundruk, sinki and khalpi are lactic-fermented vegetable products of sikkim in india, and inziangsang is a fermented leafy vegetable product of nagaland and manipur in india. a total of 65 samples of gundruk (25), sinki (12), khalpi (25) and inziangsang (3) were analysed for microbial counts. the population of lactic acid bacteria (lab) as well as aerobic mesophilic counts were at the level of 10(7) cfu g(-1). yeasts were detected only in few samples of sinki and khalpi. no moulds were detected. ... | 2005 | 16055218 |