Technically the microbes you mention...

is not what is meant by "Soil Based Organisms" - though they do exist there.
In general the SBOs are some combination of the above and other classes of microbes.
This post would go well in the Nourishing Traditions Forum:
//www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=298

The "EM of the Japanese Guy" is not the above cultures though it specifically is a mix of aerobic, anaerobic, and other classes...

For the most part in the modern world your mention of Ham and Chorizo is slightly amiss...there is cultured meat products - but it is easier to find a real Salami {which does use soured milk} than it is to find unprocessed Ham {which doesn't, and I wouldn't count smoking a 'culture') or Chorizo. And in the US its darn near to impossible to sell it without killing the culture with added preservatives ... Tweet