전국 각지에서 수집한 누룩 27개 시료에 대해서 젖산균수 및 총균수를 조사하고 젖산균을 분리, 동정하였다. 젖산균수 및 총균수의 평균치는 각각 $2.12{ imes}10^7$ cfu 및 $2.08{ imes}10^8;cfu/g$이었으며 시료에 따라 젖산균수는 큰 차이가 없으나 총균수에 있어서는 큰 차이를 나타내었다. 젖산균 중 구균이 $70{sim}95%$를 차지하였으며 분리된 32균주는 Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides (11균주), Pediococcus (7균주), Lactobacillus plantarum (3균주), L. murinus (7균주) 및 Enterococcus (4균주)로 동정하였다(1995년 1월 19일 접수, 1995년 2월 16일 수리).
The distribution of lactic acid bacteria and total bacteria in 27 samples of Nuruk (traditional Korean rice wine starter) were investigated, and lactic acid bacteria isolated from those samples were identified. The average number of lactic acid bacteria and total bacteria were $2,11{ imes}10^7$ and $2.08{ imes}10^8;cfu/g$, respectively. There was no appreciable differences in the number of lactic acid bacteria among those samples, meanwhile the number of total bacteria varied significantly from sample to sample. Among the lactic acid bacteria, more cocci were counted than rods in those samples. Thirty-two strains of lactic acid bacteria obtained from those samples were identified as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides (11 strains), Pediococcus acidilactici (7 strains), Lactobacillus plantarum (3 strains), L. murinus (7 strains) and Enterococcus faecium (4 strains).
