Analysis of the lactic acid bacteria microflora in traditional Caucasus cow's milk cheeses

Iz tri ručno pravljena sira uzeta iz različitih domaćinstava smeštenih u regionu planine Kavkaz, izolovano je ukupno 157 bakterija mleč ne kiseline (LAB). Sirevi su pravljeni od kravljeg mleka bez dodatka starter kulture. Izolati LAB su okarakterisani fenotipskim i genotipskim testovima. Rezultati identifikacije LAB pokazuju da je u ispitivanim sirevima prisutno deset vrsta, kao što su: Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paraplantarum, Lactobacillus arizonensis, Lactobacillus farciminis, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides, Enterococcus faecium i Enterococcus faecalis. Sojevi u okviru vrsta L. plantarum, L. arizonensis, L. paraplantarum, L. farciminis i L. pseudomesenteroides su pokazivali dobru proteolitičku aktivnost.A total of 157 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from three hand-made cheeses taken from different households in the region of the Caucasus Mountains. The cheeses were manufactured from cow's milk without the addition of a starter culture. The isolates of LAB were characterized by subjecting them to phenotypic and genotypic tests. The results of identification of LAB indicate that the examined cheeses contained 10 species, viz., Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paraplantarum, Lactobacillus arizonensis, Lactobacillus farciminis, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides, Enterococcus faecium, and Enterococcus faecalis. The strains within the species L. plantarum, L. arizonensis, L. paraplantarum, L. farciminis, and L. pseudomesenteroides showed good proteolytic activity