"Remake" by high-throughput sequencing of the microbiota involved in the production of water buffalo mozzarella cheese

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Nov;78(22):8142-5. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02218-12. Epub 2012 Aug 31.

Abstract

Intermediates of production of two batches of traditional mozzarella cheese were analyzed by culture-independent pyrosequencing. The quantitative distribution of taxa within the samples suggested that thermophilic lactic acid bacteria from the natural starter were mainly responsible for the fermentation, while microorganisms found in raw milk did not develop during fermentation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / genetics*
  • Biota*
  • Buffaloes
  • Cheese / microbiology*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Metagenome*
  • Milk / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S