THE ROLE OF THE SURFACE SMEAR MICROBIOME IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEFECTIVE SMEAR ON SURFACE-RIPENED RED-SMEAR CHEESE

The role of the surface smear microbiome in the development of defective smear on surface-ripened red-smear cheese

The complex smear microbiota colonizing the surface of Glass Ornament red-smear cheese fundamentally impacts the ripening process, appearance and shelf life of cheese.To decipher the prokaryotic composition of the cheese smear microbiome, the surface of a semi-hard surface ripened cheese was studied post-ripening by culture-based and culture-indepe

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Effect of Chitosan on Seed Germination and Biochemical Traits of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Seedling under Salt Stress

For the purpose of evaluating the effect of chitosan on seed germination and some biochemical characteristics of the milk thistle herb in the conditions of salinity, an experiment was conducted as factorial in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications in the Laboratory of Seed Science and Technology of Shahed University, Tehran S

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