“…The leucine-derived compounds 3-methyl butanoic acid, 3-methyl butanal, and 3-methyl butanol, for instance, are typical markers for the metabolic activity of CNS in fermented sausages (Berdague et al, 1993;Stahnke, 1995a) and correlate with sausage aroma (Stahnke, 1995b). Although several authors have looked into the conversion of amino acids into aroma compounds by CNS (Beck et al, 2004;Masson et al, 1999;Møller et al, 1998;Olesen and Stahnke, 2003;Tjener et al, 2004), a description of the heterogeneity on species level remains sketchy (Janssens et al, 2013;Larrouture et al, 2000;Ravyts et al, 2009Ravyts et al, , 2010Søndergaard and Stahnke, 2002).…”