Survey on the community and dynamics of lactic acid bacteria in Grana Padano cheese
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- 作者：Marcela Santarelli ; Benedetta Bottari ; Camilla Lazzi ; Erasmo Neviani ; Monica Gatti
- 关键词：LH-PCR ; length heterogeneity-PCR ; NSLAB ; non-starter lactic acid bacteria ; GP ; Grana Padano ; PR ; Parmigiano Reggiano ; NWC ; natural whey culture ; SLAB ; starter lactic acid bacteria ; CAM ; cheese agar medium
- 刊名：Systematic and Applied Microbiology
- 出版年：December, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：36
- 期：8
- 页码：593-600
- 全文大小：1014 K
文摘
Grana Padano (GP) is a Protected Designation of Origin cheese made with raw milk and natural whey culture (NWC) that is characterised by a long ripening period. In this study, six GP productions were considered in order to evaluate the trend of microbial dynamics and compare lactic acid bacteria (LAB) population levels in cheeses during the entire cheese-making process. To reach this goal, for each GP production, samples of vat raw milk, NWC and cheeses at 48 h, 2, 6, 9 and 13 months were subjected to plate counts and direct counts by fluorescence microscopy, as well as amplicon length heterogeneity-PCR (LH-PCR). Statistical analysis was applied to the results and ecological indices were estimated. It was demonstrated that the LAB able to grow in the cheese-environment conditions could arise from both raw milk and NWC. Starter lactobacilli (SLAB) from NWC were the main species present during acidification, and non-starter LAB (NSLAB), mainly from milk but also from NWC, were able to grow after brining and they dominated during ripening. The peak areas of LH-PCR profiles were used to determine ecological indices during manufacture and ripening. Among cheese ecosystems with different ageing times, diversity, Evenness and Richness were different, with highest bacterial growth and diversity occurring in cheese ripening at 2 months. At this time point, which seemed to be a crucial moment for GP microbial evolution, cell lysis of both SLAB and NSLAB was also observed.
Sampling modality and statistical analysis gave greater significance to the results used to describe the microbiological characteristics of a cheese recognised worldwide.