• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.309-315
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• 1995

In this study we isolate lactic acid bacteria from kimchi, which were identified as pediococcus pentosaceus and Lactobacillus bevis by using API 50 CHL Kit, some morphological and physiological tests, The water extract of green tea(50, 100, 500, 1000ppm) inhibieted the growth of pediococcus pentosaceus and Lactobacillus brevis in broth system. Furthermore, their time were prolonged to about 4hours at 500 to 1000ppm. The leakage amount of intracellular materials and Mg++ in tested bacteria cells increased with increasing concentration of green tea water extract.