Inhibition of Clostridium tyrobutyricum in cheese by Lactobacillus gasseri
A semi-hard cheese produced from milk artificially contaminated with Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores (2.5×10 3 mL −1) was used as a model for studying the ability of bacteriocin-producing Lactobacillus gasseri K7 (Rif r) to inhibit clostridia. The added lactobacilli did not inhibit the primary star...
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Published in | International dairy journal Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 157 - 166 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford
Elsevier Ltd
01.02.2007
Elsevier Science |
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Summary: | A semi-hard cheese produced from milk artificially contaminated with
Clostridium tyrobutyricum spores (2.5×10
3
mL
−1) was used as a model for studying the ability of bacteriocin-producing
Lactobacillus gasseri K7 (Rif
r) to inhibit clostridia. The added lactobacilli did not inhibit the primary starter culture (
Streptococcus thermophilus), but inhibited non-starter mesophilic lactobacilli. Late blowing as a result of
Cl. tyrobutyricum outgrowth and butyric acid fermentation occurred in all cheeses however it was reduced in cheeses with added
Lb. gasseri. After 6 weeks, the average amount of butyric acid was significantly higher in cheeses without added lactobacilli (1.43 vs. 0.70
g
kg
−1). At the end of 8-weeks ripening, 2.8×10
7 cfu g
−1 of K7 (Rif
r) viable cells were detected. Using the total DNA from cheeses with added K7 (Rif
r) strain, PCR products were amplified with primers specific for
Lactobacillus,
Lb. gasseri and K7 bacteriocin gene. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2006.01.011 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0958-6946 1879-0143 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.idairyj.2006.01.011 |