Table 5.

Microbial population of lactic acid bacteria during 28 days.

Storage times	samples	Species	Clone numbers out of 30 (%)
1 week	Kimchi A	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	14/30 (46.7)
		Weissella koreensis	3/30 (10.0)
		Lactobacillus sakei	11/30 (36.7)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	2/30 (6.6)
	Kimchi B	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	13/30 (43.3)
		Leuconostoc citreum	7/30 (23.3)
		Lactobacillus sakei	10/30 (33.3)
	Kimchi C	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	26/30 (86.7)
		Weissella koreensis	1/30 (3.3)
		Lactobacillus sakei	3/30 (10.0)
	Kimchi D	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	24/30 (80.0)
		Weissella koreensis	2/30 (6.7)
		Lactobacillus sakei	4/30 (13.3)
3 weeks	Kimchi A	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	11/30 (36.7)
		Lactobacillus sakei	17/30 (56.7)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	2/30 (6.6)
	Kimchi B	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	8/30 (26.7)
		Leuconostoc citreum	5/30 (16.7)
		Lactobacillus sakei	11/30 (26.7)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	6/30 (20.0)
	Kimchi C	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	22/30 (73.4)
		Lactobacillus sakei	7/30 (23.3)
		Uncultured bacterium	1/30 (3.3)
	Kimchi D	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	21/30 (70.0)
		Lactobacillus sakei	4/30 (13.3)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	5/30 (16.7)
4 weeks	Kimchi A	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	8/30 (26.7)
		Lactobacillus sakei	15/30 (50.0)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	4/30 (13.3)
		Lactobacillus brevis	3/30 (10.0)
	Kimchi B	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	9/30 (30.0)
		Leuconostoc citreum	4/30 (13.3)
		Lactobacillus sakei	14/30 (46.7)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	3/30 (10.0)
	Kimchi C	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	16/30 (53.3)
		Lactobacillus sakei	11/30 (26.7)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	2/30 (6.7)
		No reaction (PCR)	1/30 (3.3)
	Kimchi D	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	17/30 (56.6)
		Lactobacillus sakei	11/30 (36.7)
		Lactobacillus plantarum	2/30 (6.7)