Table 2 Incidence of proteolytic activity by bacterial isolates from ethnic fermented seafoods in the east coast of Korea

Fermented seafood No.1) Incubation time (h)
24 48 72
The number of isolates exhibiting proteolytic activity (% of total active isolates)2)
Gajami sikhae 89 1 (1.1) 9 (10.1) 9 (10.1)
Squid jeotgal 84 12 (14.3) 16 (19.0) 27 (32.1)
Fermented jinuari 60 21 (35.0) 35 (58.3) 36 (60.0)
Total 233 34 (14.6) 60 (25.8) 72 (30.9)
No. is the number of isolates from each fermented seafood.
% represents the percentage of isolates exhibiting proteolytic activity.