Current trends of enterococci in dairy products: A comprehensive review of their multiple roles

MLE Dapkevicius, B Sgardioli, SPA Câmara, P Poeta… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a genus that has evolved for resistance against adverse environmental factors and that
readily exchanges genetic elements, enterococci are well adapted to the cheese …

Microbiological quality and safety of Brazilian artisanal cheeses

AC Camargo, JPA de Araújo, A Fusieger… - Brazilian journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The establishment of norms that regulates the production and trade of Brazilian Artisanal
Cheeses (BAC) has been stimulating many small farmers for this activity. The predominance …

Microbial properties of raw milk throughout the year and their relationships to quality parameters

H Yuan, S Han, S Zhang, Y Xue, Y Zhang, H Lu… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Raw milk microbiota is complex and influenced by many factors that facilitate the
introduction of undesirable microorganisms. Milk microbiota is closely related to the safety …

Antimicrobial activity of some plant extracts and their applications in homemade tomato paste and pasteurized cow milk as natural preservatives

ESH Atwaa, MR Shahein, HA Radwan, NS Mohammed… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Synthetic chemical preservatives are widely used in the food industry to delay the
deterioration caused by microbial growth, enzyme activities and oxidation reactions. The last …

Seasonal Comparison of Microbial Hygiene Indicators in Raw and Pasteurized Milk and Cottage Cheese Collected across Dairy Value Chain in Three Regions of …

H Nahusenay, A Tola, T Sisay Tessema, J Vipham… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
A longitudinal design with a simple random sampling method was used to collect and
compare microbial hygiene levels between the dry season (January to April) and wet …

Relevant safety aspects of raw milk for dairy foods processing

MD Pierezan, BM Maran, EM Maran, S Verruck… - Advances in Food and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concern with food safety in the milk chain begins with the quality of the raw milk. Due to
the health hazard that this food can carry when contaminated, the focus of studies has …

A Thorough Investigation of the Microbiological, Physicochemical, and Sensory Properties of Ewe's Yoghurt Fermented by a Selected Multi-Strain Starter Culture

G Garofalo, M Ponte, G Busetta, M Tolone, A Bonanno… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work was carried out with the aim to investigate the microbiological, physicochemical,
and sensory properties of an innovative yoghurt produced from ewe's milk. Experimental …

Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Isolated from Bovine Raw Milk in Lebanon: A study on Antibiotic Usage …

M Hoteit, J Yaghi, A El Khoury, R Daou, P Hindieh… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence, persistence, and spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes is a tremendous
public health threat that is considered nowadays a critical One Health issue. In Lebanon, the …

Study of the bacterial profile of raw milk butter, made during a challenge test with Listeria monocytogenes, depending on cream maturation temperature

S El-Hajjaji, A Gérard, J De Laubier, A Lainé, V Patz… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacteria can play different roles and impart various flavors and characteristics to food. Few
studies have described bacterial microbiota of butter. In this study, next-generation …

Microbiological and Physicochemical Evaluation of Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) and Propolis Film Coatings for Cheese Preservation

VB Paula, LG Dias, LM Estevinho - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Dairy products are highly susceptible to contamination from microorganisms. This study
aimed to evaluate the efficacy of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and propolis film as …