TY - JOUR
T1 - Microflora and Pathogen Bacteria in Traditional Anatolian Canak (Pan) Cheese
AU - Kirdar, S.S. AU - Kursun, O.
JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL - 10
IS - 19
SP - 2511
EP - 2515
PY - 2011
DA - 2001/08/19
SN - 1680-5593
DO - javaa.2011.2511.2515
UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.2511.2515
KW - Cheese
KW -Traditional cheese
KW -quality
KW -microbiological quality
KW -Canak cheese
KW -Turkey
AB - In this study, a total of 35 samples, selected randomly from different canak cheese producers in Yozgat a province of Anatolia were examined for their conformity to Turkish Food Codex Microbiological criteria. The average counts of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, Lactococcus sp., Lactobacillus sp., coliform bacteria, Staphylococcus-Micrococcus sp., Enterococcus sp., Enterobacteriaceae, yeast and mould were determined to be 7.48, 6.60, 6.79, 2.62, 3.97, 3.34, 3.32, 4.29 and 2.97 log cfu g-1, respectively. Only 15 samples conformed to the Turkish Food Codex. Coagulase-positive staphylococci were detected in 24 out of 35 samples (68.5%) and E. coli was detected in 10 out of 35 samples (28.5%). According to the results of microbiological analysis, it was concluded that Canak cheese may carry a potential public health risk and therefore, strict hygiene precautions should be taken during production, storage and sale stages.
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