But cut it finely so salt is in good contact and certain bacteria lactic acid bacteria. are able to grow. Another example is pickles. Huge open silos are filled with salt brine and cucumbers outdoors. Only a few bacteria can grow and they generatre acids. The process is not really very clean.
Wine is make similarly, but here alcohol is formed and it kills many organism.
In this experiment we shall study the effect of high osmotic pressue on the growth of different species of bacteria. Last modified 1999 January 23.