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. 2021 Dec 17;10(12):3131. doi: 10.3390/foods10123131

Table 2.

Organic acids and their applications in foods.

Organic Acid Example of Prominent LAB Producer Example Food Pathogen
Application
Application in Food
Lactic acid Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus [27] Pseudomonas spp. [28] Sliced Salmon [28]
Formic acid Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris [29] Esherichia coli [30]
Listeria spp. [30]
Salmonella spp. [30]
Clostridium perfringens [31]
Poultry [30]
Animal Feed [30]
Pork [31]
Succinic acid Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis [29] Salmonella spp. [30] Chicken meat [32]
Malic acid Limosilactobacillus reuteri [33] Staphylococcus [27,33] Meat products [33]
Propionic acid Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis [29] Campylobacter spp. [34] Poultry Food [35]
Acetic acid Lactobacillusacidophilus [29] Pseudomonas spp. [28] Sliced Salmon [28]
Butyric Acid Lactobacillusacidophilus [29] Salmonella spp. [36] Poultry [36]