I have completed my experiment using Chr. Hansen's CS-299 culture, a pure S. carnosus strain. It did seem to develop color a bit more quickly than just salt, and salt + Cure #2, but as time wore on in the drying period, the color difference became undetectable, at least to my old eyes. After drying ...

Wow! Thanks for the quick response. I've been collecting my information resources on various cultures and the bacterial composition of them. I plan on doing an experiment on a whole muscle cure soon, using just S. carnosus, and comparing it to 1) salt alone, 2) salt + cure #2, 3) salt + cure #2 + ca...

I don't know what distributor you are referring to in Canada. I recently discovered Fromagex.com, which carries a number of Chr. Hansen cultures at prices comparable to USA pricing. They have a warehouse in California that I may be using for pickup of orders. Fromagex has been very responsive. I'm c...