Open AccessBiodiversity of lactic acid bacteria in Moroccan soft white cheese (Jben)
Author(s) -
Ouadghiri Mouna,
Amar Mohamed,
Vancanneyt Marc,
Swings Jean
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.08.012
Subject(s) - lactococcus lactis , enterococcus , lactobacillus paracasei , leuconostoc , lactobacillus rhamnosus , biology , lactococcus , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus , enterococcus faecalis , leuconostoc mesenteroides , enterococcus faecium , lactobacillus plantarum , lactobacillus brevis , bacteria , lactic acid , genetics , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics
The bacterial diversity occurring in traditional Moroccan soft white cheese, produced in eight different regions in Morocco, was studied. A total of 164 lactic acid bacteria were isolated, purified and identified by whole‐cell protein fingerprinting and rep‐PCR genomic fingerprinting. The majority of the strains belonged to the genera Lactobacillus , Lactococcus , Leuconostoc and Enterococcus . Sixteen species were identified: Lactobacillus plantarum , Lactobacillus rhamnosus , Lactobacillus paracasei , Lactobacillus brevis , Lactobacillus buchneri , Lactococcus lactis , Lactococcus garvieae , Lactococcus raffinolactis , Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides , Leuconostoc mesenteroides , Leuconostoc citreum , Eterococcus durans , Enterococcus faecalis , Enterococcus faecium , Enterococcus saccharominimus and Streptococcus sp.