Influence of Manufacturing and Ripening Conditions on the Survival of Enterobacteriaceae in Manchego Cheese |
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Authors: | Manuel Muñez Pilar Gaya Margarita Medina |
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Affiliation: | Departamento de Bioquimica y Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias, Apartado 8111, Madrid 28040, Spain |
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Abstract: | The effects of cooking temperature, time and temperature of brine-salting, and temperature of ripening on the behavior of Enterobacteriaceae in Manchego cheese were studied. Fifty lots of cheese from raw ewe's milk manufactured and ripened under different conditions were investigated throughout a 60-day ripening period. Differences in pH values due to temperature-dependent whey retention accounted for the effect of cooking temperature on coliform and fecal coliform counts. Temperature of brine-salting had no effect on Enterobacteriaceae counts, but a significant effect of salting time on Enterobacteriaceae and fecal coliform counts was detected. Ripening temperature was the manufacturing variable with greatest influence (P<.01) on Enterobacteriaceae and coliform counts during the whole curing period. |
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