김치의 발효온도를 5, 20 및 $30^{circ}C$로 달리하여 발효기간 중의 젖산균의 경시적인 변화를 선택배지를 이용하여 젖산균군별로 계수하는 방법으로 비교하고 이들 젖산균을 분리하여 형태적, 배양적 및 생리적 특징에 따라 동정하였다. Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus 및 Pediococcus속의 각 젖산균의 경지적인 변화는 각 온도에 있어서 그 양상이 비슷하고 온도가 높을수록 빨리 진행되었다. 이들 중 Leuconostoc 및 Lactobacillus가 높은 분포를 나타내었으며 낮은 온도에서는 Leuconostoc는 증가하고 기타의 젖산균은 감소하는 경향이 있었다.
The microfloral changes of lactic acid bacteria during Kimchi fermentation at 5, 20 and $30^{circ}C$ were compared by using various selective media, and the lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated and identified. The patterns of microfloral changes in each lactic acid bacterial group, leuconostoc, lactobacilli, streptococci and pediococci, were similar at different fermentation temperature, and the changes were accelerated by increased temperature. Among them, leuconostoc and lactobacilli showed high population, and at low temperature the number of leuconostoc were higher than at high temperature. Leuconostoc and streptococci were increased in number from the beginning, but they rapidly decreased after the optimum ripening period. Pediococci increased their number after streptococci, but they were rapidly decreased later. Lactobacilli were highly distributed throughout the whole fermentation period. However, they were slightly declined as the acidity increased. Those strains of leuconostoc, streptococci, pediococci and lactobacilli were identified as Luuconostoc mesenteroida subsp. musenteroides, Streptococcus fuecalzs, S, faeciurn, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillus plarttarum, L. sake and L. brevis. Among lactobacilli, Id. sake and L. brmk, and L. plantarum were isolated mainly at the beginning and around the overripening period of fermentation, respectively.
