Microbial contamination of equipments and supplies used in semi-hard cheese production

U toku ovog rada istraživana je mikrobiološka kontaminacija mljekarske opreme i pribora korištenog u proizvodnji trapista. Istraživanja su vršena tokom jedne godine, u sva godišnja doba. Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju da je površina mljekarske opreme i pribora bila tokom godine kontaminirana bakterijama i plesnima u većem ili manjem stupnju. Najmanji broj mikroorganizama ustanovljen je na površini opreme i pribora u toku ljeta, a najveći zimi. Dominantan dio bakterijskih populacija tokom godine predstavljale su koliformne bakterije i stafilokoke, dok su od plesni dominantne bile vrste roda Penicillium.The microbiological contamination of equipments and supplies used in the manufacture of trapist cheese was investigated. The experiments were carried out through all seasons of one year. The results indicate that the surface of dairy equipments and supplies was contaminated with bacteria and moulds in various extent during the year. The highest viable counts of microorganisms was found during the winter and the lowest in summer. The dominate bacterial population were conforms and Staphylococcus. The main moulds were Penicillium species