Identification of lactic acid bacteria in galchi- and myeolchi-jeotgalby 16S rRNA sequencing, MALDI TOF mass spectrometry, and PCR-DGGE

was detected in all samples. Even though the same species were identified by both culture-dependent and -independent methods, many species identified by the culture-dependent methods were not in the bacterial list identified by the culture-independent methods. The distribution of bacteria in galchi-jeotgal was more diverse than in myeolchi-jeotgal. The diverse LAB in galchi- and myeolchi-jeotgals can be further studied as candidates for starter cultures to produce fermented foods.