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Article: Short Communication: Culture-Independent Detection of Lactic Acid Bacteria Bacteriocin Genes in Two Traditional Slovenian Raw Milk Cheeses and Their Microbial Consortia
- Article from:
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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ABSTRACT
Two Slovenian traditional raw milk cheeses, Tolminc (from cows' milk) and Kraski (from ewes' milk), were examined for the presence of 19 lactic acid bacteria bacteriocin genes by PCR analysis of total DNA extracts from 9 cheeses and from consortia of strains isolated from these cheeses. Eleven bacteriocin genes were detected in at least one cheese or consortium, or from both. Different cheeses or consortia contained 3 to 9 bacteriocin determinants. Plantaricin A gene determinants were found in all cheese and consortia DNA extracts. Genes for enterocins A, B, P, L50A, and L50B, and the bacteriocin cytolysin were commonly detected, as were genes for nisin. These results indicate that ...