Microbes make the cheese
Cheese, a traditional food incorporated into many cuisines, is used as an ingredient in cooking or consumed directly as an appetizer or dessert, often with wine or other suitable beverages. Great numbers of cheese varieties are produced, reflecting in part the versatility of the microorganisms used...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
American Academy of Microbiology
[2015], 2015
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Series: | FAQ
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Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Cheese, a traditional food incorporated into many cuisines, is used as an ingredient in cooking or consumed directly as an appetizer or dessert, often with wine or other suitable beverages. Great numbers of cheese varieties are produced, reflecting in part the versatility of the microorganisms used in cheese-making that this FAQ report will describe. Cheese is one of the few foods we eat that contains extraordinarily high numbers of living, metabolizing microbes, leading some participants to say, "Cheese is alive!" The broad groups of cheese-making microbes include many varieties of bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi (molds). This report focuses on the microbiology of "natural" cheeses, those made directly from milk, including hard and soft varieties such as Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Camembert |
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Item Description: | "Report on an American Academy of Microbiology Colloquium held in Washington, DC, in June 2014." |
Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (32 pages) illustrations |