Table 3. List of species and the number of isolates (in parentheses) from organic and conventional apple cider vinegars isolated at different sampling points (see Fig. 1).
| Sampling point | Organic apple cider vinegar |
Conventional apple cider vinegar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) | Komagataeibacter oboediens (2) |
| Acetobacter pasteurianus (10) | ||
| 2 | Acetobacter ghanensis (12) | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) |
| 3 |
Komagataeibacter saccharivorans (6) |
Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) |
| Acetobacter pasteurianus (6) | ||
| 4 | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) | Komagataeibacter oboediens (12) |
| 5 | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) |
| 6 | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) | Komagataeibacter oboediens (10) |
| Acetobacter pasteurianus (2) | ||
| 7 | Acetobacter pasteurianus (12) | n.d. |
| 8 | Komagataeibacter oboediens (9) | n.d. |
| Acetobacter pasteurianus (3) |
n.d.=not determined