Microbiological study of Manura, a hard cheese made from raw ovine milk in the Greek island Sifnos

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-122

  Gerasi, E ^a   Litopoulou Tzanetaki, E ^a   Tzanetakis, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Manura cheese; Microflora

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEESEMAKING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD PROCESSING; GREECE; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LEUCONOSTOC; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFLORA; MILK; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BIFERMENTANS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PEDIOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS; WEISSELLA; WEISSELLA PARAMESENTEROIDES;

EID: 0037610800     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-0307.2003.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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