TABLE 2.
Diversity of AAB in Ghanaian cocoa bean heap fermentations in different isolation media used
| Species | % of total no. of isolates (n) obtained from agar medium
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMS (n = 200) | BME (n = 55) | AAM (n = 46) | GY (n = 70) | |
| A. senegalensis | 11 | 8 | 3.8 | 17 |
| A. pasteurianus | 34.5 | 4 | 15.3 | 34 |
| A. ghanensis | 13.6 | 0 | 36.6 | 17 |
| A. lovaniensis-like | 0.9 | 8 | 15.3 | 2 |
| Pantoea sp. | 0.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Other spp. | 39 | 72 | 7.7 | 30 |