Changes in the microflora of La Serena ewes' milk cheese during ripening

1988 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buensuceso Fernandez Del Pozo ◽  
Pilar Gaya ◽  
Margarita Medina ◽  
M. Asunción Rodríguez-Marín ◽  
Manuel Nuñez

SummaryThe microflora of ten batches of La Serena cheese, made from raw milk of Merino ewes and using vegetable rennet as coagulant, was monitored throughout a 60 d ripening period. After 15 d, lactic acid bacteria predominated in the interior of the cheese, whilst lactic acid bacteria and lactic acid-utilizing species of yeasts and moulds predominated on the cheese surface. Coagulase-positive staphylococci were not detected in the interior or on the surface of any of the cheeses after 45 d and faecal coliforms were not found after 60 d. Higher death rates of staphylococci and coliforms were recorded for cheese made in spring than for the cheese made in winter.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Harutoshi Tsuda ◽  
Kana Kodama

Abstract This paper reveals the technological properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from raw milk (colostrum and mature milk) of Wagyu cattle raised in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Isolates were identified based on their physiological and biochemical characteristics as well as 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Streptococcus lutetiensis and Lactobacillus plantarum showed high acid and diacetyl-acetoin production in milk after 24 h of incubation at 40 and 30°C, respectively. These strains are thought to have potential for use as starter cultures and adjunct cultures for fermented dairy products.


2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olfa Ben Moussa ◽  
Melika Mankaï ◽  
Khaola Setti ◽  
Mouna Boulares ◽  
Medini Maher ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Zergoug Amina ◽  
Cheriguene Abderrahim ◽  
Chougrani Fadela

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a serious bacterial pathological challenges all over the world, leading to respiratory infections, that’s why new strategies don’t cease to develop. Lactic acid bacteria having shown beneficial effects for years in various areas, may prove to be excellent candidates in medical field. The current research focused on the selection of lactic acid bacteria having the potential of an antibacterial activity against Gram negative bacteria responsible for UTI, for an eventual use as a therapeutic agent. A total of 40 isolates were isolated from goat’s raw milk of Mostaganem (West Algeria). In vitro tests were conducted in order to determine the efficiency of the isolates to produce antibacterial agents in interaction with uropathogens. Among 40 isolates, only 10 isolates identified as Lactobacilli and Lactococci were performant. The Screening showed that the inhibitor agent was proteinaceous substance. Therfore, it is noted that a treatment with presence of LAB is very encouraging as a result of the production of bacteriocin-like substance. On the other hand, LAB can be considered as a good alter-native to the large extent to the antibiotics in the treatment of UTI.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Fernando Sánchez-Juanes ◽  
Vanessa Teixeira-Martín ◽  
José Manuel González-Buitrago ◽  
Encarna Velázquez ◽  
José David Flores-Félix

Several artisanal cheeses are elaborated in European countries, being commonly curdled with rennets of animal origin. However, in some Spanish regions some cheeses of type “Torta” are elaborated using Cynara cardunculus L. rennets. Two of these cheeses, “Torta del Casar” and “Torta de Trujillo”, are elaborated in Cáceres province with ewe’s raw milk and matured over at least 60 days without starters. In this work, we identified the lactic acid bacteria present in these cheeses using MALDI-TOF MS and pheS gene analyses, which showed they belong to the species Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactobacillus diolivorans, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides. The pheS gene analysis also allowed the identification of the subspecies La. plantarum subsp. plantarum, La. paracasei subsp. paracasei and Le. mesenteroides subsp. jonggajibkimchii. Low similarity values were found in this gene for some currently accepted subspecies of Lc. lactis and for the two subspecies of La. plantarum, and values near to 100% for the subspecies of Le. mesenteroides and La. paracasei. These results, which were confirmed by the calculated ANIb and dDDH values of their whole genomes, showed the need to revise the taxonomic status of these species and their subspecies.


2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (Special Issue 2) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
K. Kučerová ◽  
I. Korbová ◽  
Š. Horáčková ◽  
E. Šviráková ◽  
M. Plocková

A collection of lactic acid bacteria (38 Enterococcus and 41 Lactobacillus strains) was tested for the antilisterial activity against 15 Listeria spp. strains (two L. monocytogenes, one L. ivanovii and 12 L. innocua strains) using agar spot method. Out of all 79 bacteria only six Enterococcus strains (1/3A, 3/3A, 6/4D, 6/1A, 1282 and EN3) exhibited antilisterial activity against almost all used indicator strains, when their live cells were tested. When their cell free neutralised supernatants (CFNS) were tested against four selected indicator strains (L. innocua Ln-03, Ln-06, Ln-10 and L. monocytogenes CCM5576) only two Enterococcus spp. strains were active – E. faecalis 6/1A strain from raw cow milk of minor interest due to the activity of its CFNS only against L. innocua Ln-06 and thermolability of the compound and E. mundtii 1282 strain from goat raw milk with CFNS active against 13 Listeria spp. strains including L. monocytogenes. E. mundtii 1282 strain produced probably a bacteriocin, because it completely lost the activity after treatment CFNS with proteinase K.


2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria BT Ortolani ◽  
Gabriela N Viçosa ◽  
Vanerli Beloti ◽  
Luís A Nero

This study aimed to compare Petrifilm™ Aerobic Count (AC) plates and the conventional pour plate methodology using de Mann-Rogosa-Sharpe (MRS), Kang-Fung (KF) and Kang-Fung-Sol (KFS) culture media for screening and enumeration of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in milk. Suspensions of 10 LAB species in reconstituted powder skim milk and 30 raw milk samples, without experimental inoculation, were tested. For selective enumeration, all samples were previously diluted in MRS, KF and KFS broths and then plated in Petrifilm™ AC and conventional pour plate methodology, using the same culture media with added agar. All plates were incubated at 37°C for 48 h in anaerobic conditions. Differences in the counts were observed only for raw milk samples using KFS in conventional methodology, when compared with the counts obtained from MRS and KF (P⩽0·05). The results showed excellent correlation indexes between both methodologies using the three culture media for LAB suspensions (r=0·97 for MRS, KF and KFS). For raw milk samples, the correlation indexes were excellent (r=0·97, for MRS) and good (r=0·84 for KF, and r=0·82 for KFS), showing some interference in Petrifilm™ AC when supplements were added, especially lactic acid. These results indicate the possibility of using Petrifilm™ AC plates for enumeration of LAB in milk, even with the use of selective supplements.


1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (9) ◽  
pp. 984-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. MUTUKUMIRA ◽  
S. B. FERESU ◽  
J. A. NARVHUS ◽  
R. K. ABRAHAMSEN

Chemical and microbiological analyses were carried out on 10 samples of raw milk collected over 6 months from the Nharira/Lancashire Milk Collection Center. The milk center is run by smallholder farmers. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the quality of the raw milk delivered to the milk collection center. The average chemical characteristics of the milk were (%): titratable acidity expressed as lactic acid, 0.21; total protein, 3.19; fat, 3.52; total solids, 11.76; and solids not fat, 8.25; the pH varied from 6.15 to 6.65. There were large variations in the microbiological composition of the raw milk with total aerobic counts ranging from 6.2 × 103 to 7.8 × 107 CFU/ml, coli forms from 3.2 × 102 to 2.3 × 105, and lactic acid bacteria from less than 1 × 103 to 2.9 × 106 CFU/ml. Yeasts and molds were less than 100 CFU/ml in 7 of the 10 samples analyzed.


Viruses ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariángeles Briggiler Marcó ◽  
Viviana B. Suárez ◽  
Andrea Quiberoni ◽  
Silvina A. Pujato

This article provides information on the characteristics of diverse phages of lactic acid bacteria and highlights the incidence of their presence in different dairy fermentations. As it is known, thermal treatments on raw milk and use of sanitizers in the disinfection of surfaces and equipment are strategies usually applied in dairy to prevent bacteriophage infections. In this sense, this review mainly focuses on the existing data about the resistance against thermal treatments and sanitizers usually used in the dairy industry worldwide, and the differences found among bacteriophages of diverse genera are remarked upon. Also, we provide information concerning the problems that have arisen as a consequence of the potential presence of bacteriophages in cheese whey powder and derivatives when they are added in fermented dairy product manufacturing. Finally, some important conclusions on each topic are marked and checkpoints to be considered are suggested.


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