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Castellano P, Melian C, Burgos C, Vignolo G. Bioprotective cultures and bacteriocins as food preservatives. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2023; 106:275-315. [PMID: 37722775 DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Food preservation technologies face the challenge of extending product shelf life applying different factors to prevent the microbiological spoilage of food and inhibit/inactivate food borne pathogens maintaining or even enhancing its quality. One such preservation strategy is the application of bacteriocins or bacteriocin-producer cultures as a kind of food biopreservation. Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized small polypeptide molecules that exert antagonistic activity against closely related and unrelated bacteria without harming the producing strain by specific immunity proteins. This chapter aims to contribute to current knowledge about innovative natural preservative agents and their application in the food industry. Specifically, its purpose is to analyze the classification of bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria (LAB), desirable characteristics of bacteriocins that position them in a privileged place in food biopreservation technology, their success story as well as the bacteriocinogenic LAB in various food systems. Finally, challenges and barrier strategies used to enhance the efficiency of the bacteriocins antimicrobial effect are presented in this chapter.
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- Patricia Castellano
- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Tucumán, Argentina.
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Tucumán, Argentina
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Tucumán, Argentina
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Tucumán, Argentina
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De Marco I, Fusieger A, Nero LA, Kempka AP, Moroni LS. Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) synthesized by Lactococcus lactis LLH20: Antilisterial activity and application for biopreservation of minimally processed lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2022.102355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Inhibitory Effect of Lactiplantibacillusplantarum and Lactococcus lactis Autochtonous Strains against Listeria monocytogenes in a Laboratory Cheese Model. Foods 2022; 11:foods11050715. [PMID: 35267348 PMCID: PMC8909851 DOI: 10.3390/foods11050715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In the present study, six Lactococcus lactis and seven Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains isolated from artisanal Sardinian dairy products were evaluated for their efficacy in controlling the growth of Listeria monocytogenes during the storage of miniature fresh cheese manufactured on a laboratory scale to exploit their possible use as biopreservatives. The strains were tested for antimicrobial activity and some technological characteristics before using them in miniature fresh cheese to evaluate their in situ antilisterial effect. Our results showed that five strains (L. lactis 16FS16-9/20234-11FS16 and Lpb. plantarum 1/14537-4A/20045) could be considered suitable candidates for use as protective cultures in fresh cheese manufacture since they significantly lowered the pathogen counts by 3–4 log units compared to the control; however, all strains tested were capable of decreasing L. monocytogenes numbers. Our results suggest that the single and combined action of the acidifying power and the production of bacteriocin of these strains was capable of controlling and/or reducing the growth of L. monocytogenes. Considering their technological characteristics, they might be used as starter/adjunct cultures to increase the safety of the products, perhaps in association with other antimicrobial hurdles.
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Penna ALB, Gigante ML, Todorov SD. Artisanal Brazilian Cheeses-History, Marketing, Technological and Microbiological Aspects. Foods 2021; 10:foods10071562. [PMID: 34359432 PMCID: PMC8307891 DOI: 10.3390/foods10071562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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This review focused on the historical, marketing, technological, and microbiological characteristics of artisanal Brazilian cheese. Brazilian cheese production was introduced and developed from the influence of immigrants considering the combination of climate, races of the animals, quality and specificity of milk, technological cheese-making processes and environmental microbiology, among other factors. It resulted in cheese products with specific physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory quality, which represent the heritage and identities of the different Brazilian regions. The production of artisanal cheese increased in many Brazilian regions, mainly in the southeast, especially due to the traditional production and innovative development of new varieties of cheese. The microbiological quality and safety of raw-milk artisanal cheese continues to be a concern and many studies have been focusing on this matter. Special attention needs to be given to the cheeses produced by raw milk, since numerous reports raised concerns related to their microbiological safety. This fact requires attention and the implementation of strict hygiene practices on the production and commercialization, besides appropriate governmental regulations and control. However, more studies on the relationship between technological processes and microbiological properties, which results in a superior culinary quality and safety of artisanal Brazilian cheeses, are needed.
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- Ana Lucia Barretto Penna
- Department of Food Engineering and Technology, São Paulo State University—UNESP, São José do Rio Preto 15054-000, Brazil;
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- Department of Food Technology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas 13083-862, Brazil;
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- Department of Food Science and Experimental Nutrition, São Paulo University—USP, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
- ProBacLab, Department of Advanced Convergence, Handong Global University, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37554, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-10-3490-3152
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Falardeau J, Trmčić A, Wang S. The occurrence, growth, and biocontrol of Listeria monocytogenes in fresh and surface-ripened soft and semisoft cheeses. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2021; 20:4019-4048. [PMID: 34057273 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Listeria monocytogenes continues to pose a food safety risk in ready-to-eat foods, including fresh and soft/semisoft cheeses. Despite L. monocytogenes being detected regularly along the cheese production continuum, variations in cheese style and intrinsic/extrinsic factors throughout the production process (e.g., pH, water activity, and temperature) affect the potential for L. monocytogenes survival and growth. As novel preservation strategies against the growth of L. monocytogenes in susceptible cheeses, researchers have investigated the use of various biocontrol strategies, including bacteriocins and bacteriocin-producing cultures, bacteriophages, and competition with native microbiota. Bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are of particular interest to the dairy industry since they are often effective against Gram-positive organisms such as L. monocytogenes, and because many LAB are granted Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) status by global food safety authorities. Similarly, bacteriophages are also considered a safe form of biocontrol since they have high specificity for their target bacterium. Both bacteriocins and bacteriophages have shown success in reducing L. monocytogenes populations in cheeses in the short term, but regrowth of surviving cells can commonly occur in the finished cheeses. Competition with native microbiota, not mediated by bacteriocin production, has also shown potential to inhibit the growth of L. monocytogenes in cheeses, but the mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we have reviewed the current knowledge on the growth of L. monocytogenes in fresh and surface-ripened soft and semisoft cheeses, as well as the various methods used for biocontrol of this common foodborne pathogen.
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- Justin Falardeau
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Health, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Milk Quality Improvement Program, Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Health, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Engstrom SK, Anderson KM, Glass KA. Effect of Commercial Protective Cultures and Bacterial Fermentates on Listeria monocytogenes Growth in a Refrigerated High-Moisture Model Cheese. J Food Prot 2021; 84:772-780. [PMID: 33290511 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-20-247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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ABSTRACT Biopreservatives are clean-label ingredients used to control pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in ready-to-eat foods, including cheese. In a first set of experiments, the efficacies of six commercial biopreservatives in controlling Listeria monocytogenes growth at 4°C were tested in a high-moisture model cheese (pH 6.00, 56% moisture, and 1.25% salt) made of cream, micellar casein, water, salt, lactose, lactic acid, and a single protective culture (PC-1, PC-2, or PC-3 at 106 CFU/g [target]) or bacterial fermentate (CM-1 or CM-2 [cultured milk] or CSV-1 [cultured sugar-vinegar blend], 0.5 or 1.0% target level). Cheeses were inoculated with 3 log CFU/g L. monocytogenes (5-strain cocktail), after which 25-g samples were vacuum sealed and stored at 4°C for 8 weeks. L. monocytogenes populations from triplicate samples were enumerated weekly on modified Oxford agar in duplicate trials. L. monocytogenes growth (≥1-log increase) was observed in approximately 1 week in control cheese and those formulated with 106 CFU of PC-1 or PC-2 per g. Growth was delayed to 2.5 weeks in model cheeses formulated with 106 CFU of PC-3 per g or 0.5% CM-2 and to 3 weeks with 0.5% CM-1 or CSV-1. Growth was further delayed to 6.5 to 7.5 weeks in model cheeses formulated with 1.0% CM-1 or CM-2, while formulation with 1.0% CSV-1 inhibited L. monocytogenes growth for 8 weeks. In a second set of experiments, the combined effects of pH and 0.5% CSV-1 on L. monocytogenes inhibition were investigated. Incorporation of 0.5% CSV-1 delayed L. monocytogenes growth to 3, 6, and >10 weeks in cheeses of pH 6.00, 5.75, and 5.50, respectively, versus growth observed in 1, 1, and 3.5 weeks in control cheeses. These data suggest that certain fermentates have greater antilisterial activity than protective cultures in directly acidified cheeses with direct biopreservative incorporation and refrigerated storage. Further research is needed to optimize the conditions to prevent listerial growth by utilizing protective cultures in fresh, soft cheeses. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Sarah K Engstrom
- Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Washington State University, 100 Dairy Road, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.,(ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-1116 [K.A.G.])
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de Paula A, Medeiros JD, Fernandes G, da Silva V, Diniz CG. Microbiome of industrialized Minas Frescal Cheese reveals high prevalence of putative bacteria: A concern in the One Health context. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Possas A, Bonilla-Luque OM, Valero A. From Cheese-Making to Consumption: Exploring the Microbial Safety of Cheeses through Predictive Microbiology Models. Foods 2021; 10:foods10020355. [PMID: 33562291 PMCID: PMC7915996 DOI: 10.3390/foods10020355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cheeses are traditional products widely consumed throughout the world that have been frequently implicated in foodborne outbreaks. Predictive microbiology models are relevant tools to estimate microbial behavior in these products. The objective of this study was to conduct a review on the available modeling approaches developed in cheeses, and to identify the main microbial targets of concern and the factors affecting microbial behavior in these products. Listeria monocytogenes has been identified as the main hazard evaluated in modelling studies. The pH, aw, lactic acid concentration and temperature have been the main factors contemplated as independent variables in models. Other aspects such as the use of raw or pasteurized milk, starter cultures, and factors inherent to the contaminating pathogen have also been evaluated. In general, depending on the production process, storage conditions, and physicochemical characteristics, microorganisms can grow or die-off in cheeses. The classical two-step modeling has been the most common approach performed to develop predictive models. Other modeling approaches, including microbial interaction, growth boundary, response surface methodology, and neural networks, have also been performed. Validated models have been integrated into user-friendly software tools to be used to obtain estimates of microbial behavior in a quick and easy manner. Future studies should investigate the fate of other target bacterial pathogens, such as spore-forming bacteria, and the dynamic character of the production process of cheeses, among other aspects. The information compiled in this study helps to deepen the knowledge on the predictive microbiology field in the context of cheese production and storage.
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Nisin Production by Enterococcus hirae DF105Mi Isolated from Brazilian Goat Milk. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2020; 11:1391-1402. [PMID: 31124051 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-019-09553-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to select the promising biopreservation bacteriocin producer strain from goat milk and characterize the expressed bacteriocin, related to its physiological and biochemical properties and specificity of operon encoding production and expression of antimicrobial peptide. Brazilian goat milk was used as the source for the selection of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria. One strain (DF105Mi) stood out for its strong activity against several Listeria monocytogenes strains. Selected strain was identified based on the biochemical and physiological characteristics and 16s rRNA analysis. The bacteriocin production and inhibitory spectrum of strain DF105Mi were studied, together with the evaluation of the effect of temperature, pH, and chemicals on bacteriocin stability and production, activity, and adsorption to target cells as well as to the cell surface of bacteriocin producers. Physiological and bio-molecular analyses based on targeting of different genes, parts of nisin operon were performed in order to investigate the hypothesis that the studied strain can produce and express nisin. Based on biochemical, physiological, and 16s rRNA analysis, the strain DF105Mi was classified as Enterococcus hirae. The selected strain produces a bacteriocin which is stable in a wide range of pH (2.0-12.0), temperature (up to 120 °C), presence of selected chemicals and presents adsorption affinity to different test organisms, process influenced by environmental conditions. Higher bacteriocin production by Ent. hirae DF105Mi was recorded during stationary growth phase, but only when the strain was cultured at 37 °C. The strain's genetic analysis indicated presence of the genes coding for the production of the bacteriocin nisin. This result was confirmed by cross-checking the sensitivity of the produced strain to commercial nisin A. The strong anti-Listeria activity, bacteriocin adsorption, and stability of produced bacteriocin indicate that Ent. hirae DF105Mi presents a differentiated potential application for biopreservation of fermented dairy products.
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García MJ, Ruíz F, Asurmendi P, Pascual L, Barberis L. Searching potential candidates for development of protective cultures: Evaluation of two
Lactobacillus
strains to reduce
Listeria monocytogenes
in artificially contaminated milk. J Food Saf 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- María J. García
- Departamento de Microbiología e InmunologíaUniversidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto de Biotecnología Ambiental y Salud (INBIAS), CONICET‐UNRC Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e InmunologíaUniversidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto de Biotecnología Ambiental y Salud (INBIAS), CONICET‐UNRC Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e InmunologíaUniversidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto de Biotecnología Ambiental y Salud (INBIAS), CONICET‐UNRC Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e InmunologíaUniversidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto de Biotecnología Ambiental y Salud (INBIAS), CONICET‐UNRC Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología e InmunologíaUniversidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
- Instituto de Biotecnología Ambiental y Salud (INBIAS), CONICET‐UNRC Río Cuarto Córdoba Argentina
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Abdelfatah EN, Mahboub HHH. Studies on the effect of Lactococcus garvieae of dairy origin on both cheese and Nile tilapia ( O. niloticus). Int J Vet Sci Med 2018; 6:201-207. [PMID: 30564596 PMCID: PMC6286421 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were to evaluate the activity of Lactococcus garvieae of dairy origin against pathogenic bacteria during cheese manufacture and its suitability and safety as a probiotic on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). For these purposes, Lactococcus garvieae isolated from raw cow milk was tested to control the growth of Staphylococcus aureus in artificially contaminated cheese during storage under refrigeration. Also a feeding experiment was conducted on 120 Oreochromis niloticus using a diet containing Lactococcus garvieae as a probiotic bacteria against pathogenic S. aureus. The findings of this study showed that Lactococcus garvieae of dairy origin produced inhibitory substances against pathogenic microorganisms. The selected strain had a good inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus in artificially contaminated cheese during refrigerated storage. Concerning fish experiment, it showed no evidence of disease in fish that were fed a diet containing Lactococcus garvieae, and showed a higher survival rate than others. Further investigations for purification of the produced inhibitory substance and confirming that is a bacteriocin-like substance are needed. Nonetheless, it is the first report of using L. garvieae of dairy origin as a probiotic for controlling the pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus in Oreochromis niloticus.
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- Eman N. Abdelfatah
- Department of Food Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City 44511, Sharkia, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City 44511, Sharkia, Egypt
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da Costa WKA, de Souza GT, Brandão LR, de Lima RC, Garcia EF, dos Santos Lima M, de Souza EL, Saarela M, Magnani M. Exploiting antagonistic activity of fruit-derived Lactobacillus to control pathogenic bacteria in fresh cheese and chicken meat. Food Res Int 2018; 108:172-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Havlíková Š, Kvasničková E, Kavková M, Němečková I. The anticlostridial effect of lactococcal and enterococcal adjunct starters in Dutch-type low-scalded cheese. INT J DAIRY TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0307.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Šárka Havlíková
- Dairy Research Institute Ltd.; Ke Dvoru 12a Prague 6 160 00 Czech Republic
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- Dairy Research Institute Ltd.; Ke Dvoru 12a Prague 6 160 00 Czech Republic
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- Dairy Research Institute Ltd.; Ke Dvoru 12a Prague 6 160 00 Czech Republic
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- Dairy Research Institute Ltd.; Ke Dvoru 12a Prague 6 160 00 Czech Republic
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