“…In general, the microbial population of vegetables and fruits is between 10 5 and 10 7 CFU/g ; among which yeasts are the dominant group (10 2 -10 6 CFU/g); LAB represent only a small part of the microbiota, ranging between 10 2 and 10 4 CFU/g (Di Cagno et al, 2013). To date, the LAB diversity present on fruits and flowers has been scarcely studied (Bae et al, 2006; Chambel et al, 2006; Nyanga et al, 2007; Yanagida et al, 2008; Chen et al, 2010; Neveling et al, 2012). Species belonging to the genera Weissella, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Fructobacillus, Enterococcus, Pediococcus , and Streptococcus have been found, among which W. cibaria, W. confusa, Lb.…”