재래식 메주의 23개 시료에 대해서 내부층과 외부층의 부위별로 산생성균수 및 총균수를 조사하고 이들 균주를 동정하였다. 산생성균은 내부층에 비하여 외부층에 많았고 각 부위에 있어서 호기성 산생성균보다 혐기성 산생성균이 많은 경향을 나타내었다. 호기성 산생성균 중 비호염성균 및 내염성균의 평균균수는 각각 $24{ imes}10^6$ 및 $33{ imes}10^5cell/g$였고 혐기성 산생성균 중 비호염성균 및 내염성균의 평균균수는 $10{ imes}10^7$ 및 $58{ imes}10^5cell/g$였다. 호기성 산생성균 2균주는 Micrococcus sp., 혐기성 산생성균 3균주는 Strepococcus sp., Pediococcs sp. 및 Lactobacillus sp., 호기성 일반세균 2균주는 Bacillus sp.으로 각각 동정되었다.
The distribution of acid producing bacteria and general bacteria in 23 samples of Korean traditional Meju loaves was investigated and the strains isolated from the samples identified. The acid producing bacteria occurred more in outer part than inner part and anaerobic acid producing bacteria showed higher tendency of occurrence compared with the aerobes in each part. The average number of nonhalophilic and halotolerant bacteria belonging to aerobes were counted as $24{ imes}10^6$ and $33{ imes}10^5$ and the average number of those belonging to anaerobes $10{ imes}10^7$ and $58{ imes}10^5$ cells/g, respectively. The general bacteria isolated more in outer part than inner part and its average number was $62{ imes}10^7$ cells/g. In the isolates, 2 aerobic acid producing strains were identified as Micrococcus spp., 3 anaerobic acid producing strains as Streptococcus sp., Pediococcus sp. and Lactobacillus sp., and 2 strains of aerobic general bacteria as Bacillus spp.
