Elena A Alexa, José F Cobo-Díaz, Erica Renes, Tom F O Callaghan, Kieran Kilcawley, David Mannion, Iwona Skibinska, Lorena Ruiz, Abelardo Margolles, Paula Fernández-Gómez, Adrián Alvarez-Molina, Paula Puente-Gómez, Fiona Crispie, Mercedes López, Miguel Prieto, Paul D Cotter, Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez
BACKGROUND: Artisanal cheeses usually contain a highly diverse microbial community which can significantly impact their quality and safety. Here, we describe a detailed longitudinal study assessing the impact of ripening in three natural caves on the microbiome and resistome succession across three different producers of Cabrales blue-veined cheese. RESULTS: Both the producer and cave in which cheeses were ripened significantly influenced the cheese microbiome. Lactococcus and the former Lactobacillus genus, among other taxa, showed high abundance in cheeses at initial stages of ripening, either coming from the raw material, starter culture used, and/or the environment of processing plants...
April 27, 2024: Microbiome