===Malolactic Fermentation===
Lactic acid bacteria are often suppressed by yeast fermentation, which is caused in part by the yeast consuming nutrients. Very low levels of alcohol (1.5%) have been shown to stimulate early growth of LAB, but growth and MLF begin to become inhibited around 6% ABV. Yeast produce SO<sub>2</sub>, which can also inhibit LAB. However, other studies have suggested that alcohol, SO<sub>2</sub>, and low nutrients are not the only suppressors to LAB. Studies have also shown that there can be an antagonistic relationship between ''O. oeni'' and ''[[Pediococcus]]'' in wine, which may be due to toxins produced by one that affects the other known as "bacteriocins" <ref name="Wade_2018">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajgw.12366 Role of Pediococcus in winemaking. M.E. Wade, M.T. Strickland, J.P. Osborn, C.G. Edwards. 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12366.]</ref>.
See the [[Cider#Malolactic_Fermentation|Cider]] page.