The cheese microbiota comprises a consortium of prokaryotic, eukaryotic and viral
populations, among which lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are majority components with a …

Kefir is a health-promoting fermented drink having complex microbiota. This complex
microbiota consists of bacteria and yeast association that is bound together with a …

Sheep's milk and cheese represent unexplored reservoirs of microorganisms' genetic and
metabolic diversity. This study aimed to characterize the microbial communities of milk and …

High throughput sequencing could become a powerful tool in food safety. This study was the
first to investigate artisanal cheeses from Belgium (31 batches) using metagenetics, in …

This review aims to reveal and summarize the advantages and disadvantages of culture-
dependent and culture-independent methods for identifying and characterizing the …

Kazak artisanal cheese is a traditionally fermented food from the Uighur Autonomy Region
of Xinjiang, China. In this study, we used Illumina MiSeq high-throughput sequencing …

This is the first scientific study of the unique Bulgarian Cherni Vit green cheese based on
16S and ITS2 NGS metagenomics, accomplished on the Illumina HiSeq 2× 250 bp paired …

Krokmach is a traditional Bulgarian fermented dairy product. The microbiota composition
was investigated for the first time by next‐generation sequencing. The results revealed a …

The culinary value, quality, and safety of cheese are largely driven by the resident bacteria,
but comparative analyses of the cheese microbiota across cheese types are scarce. We …

Kombucha is a fermented tea with a combination of yeast and bacteria. Kombucha teas may
have a variable microbiota based on geographic origin and cultural conditions. The …