TABLE 7.
Presumed species bacteria present in core and surface commercial cheeses by assignations of the DGGE bands to the database species
| Cheese | Sample site | Band and presumed bacterial speciesa |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Nectaire | Core | a, St. thermophilus; b, E. coli; c, unknown band; d, B. linens |
| Surface | a and b, St. thermophilus; c, E. coli; d, Ent. cloacae-Kl. oxytoca; e, Ent. sakazakii; f, unknown band; g, Lb. casei; h, K. rosea; i, B. linens; j, Ar. species; k, Ar. sulfureus group; l, B. species; m, B. linens; n, unknown band | |
| Comté | Core | a and b, St. thermophilus; c, E. coli; d, unknown band; e, Ent. cloacae-Kl. oxytoca; f, S. fonticola; g, S. marscesens; h, Lb. casei; i, Cl. sporogenes; j, Br. tyrofermentans; k, Ar. sulfureus group; l, Ar. protophormiae; m, unknown band |
| Surface | a, St. thermophilus; b, E. coli; c, unknown band; d, Kl. oxytoca; e, Ent. cloacae-Kl. oxytoca; f, B. linens; g, S. marscesens; h, C. vitaerumints; i, unknown band; j, M. luteus group-Mc. lacticum; k, Br. tyrofermentans; l, unknown band; m, unknown band; n, B. linens; o, Br. alimentarium-B. species; p, unknown band; q, B. linens; r, K. kristinae; s, unknown band; t, unknown band | |
| Beaufort | Core | a, St. thermophilus; b, E. coli; c, unknown band; d, S. fonticola; e, Lb. casei |
| Surface | a, St. thermophilus; b, E. coli; c, unknown band; d, Kl. oxytoca; e, Ent. sakazakii; f, Ar. species-B. linens; g, S. marcescens; h, M. luteus group-Mc. lacticum; i, K. rosea; j, C. species; k, unknown band; l, Ar. sulfureus group; m, B. linens; n, Ar. citreus; o, B. linens; p, B. casei; q, K. kristinae; r, unknown band |
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Abbreviations: Ar., Arthrobacter; B., Brevibacterium; Br., Brachybacterium; C., Corynebacterium; Cl., Clostridium; E., Escherichia, Ent., Enterobacter; K., Kocuria; Kl., Klebsiella; Lb., Lactobacillus; M., Micrococcus; Mc., Microbacterium; S., Serratia, St.,Streptococcus.