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Effect of ropy and capsular exopolysaccharides producing strain of Lactobacillus plantarum 162RM on characteristics and functionality of fermented milk and soft Kareish type cheese
The contribution of selected ropy and capsular Lactobacillus plantarum 162RM on texture of fermented milk as well as on the functionality of kareish cheese was established in this study. The cell suspension of this strain was used in combination with commercial starter cultures MY900 (Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. Bulgaricus/I> and Streptococcus thermophilus) and MM100 (Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris and Lactococcus lactis ssp. diacetyllactis) obtained from Rhodia Food to manufacture fermented milk and Kareish cheese respectively. The final pH of fermented milks manufactured with the combination of starter MY900 and different concentration of strain L. plantarum 162RM were not significantly different. Fermented milk hardness, consistency, and adhesiveness increased significantly when 8 % (V/V) of strain Lactobacillus plantarum 162RM was used. This strain produces exopolysaccharides (EPS), which by attaching to the casein matrix increases and improves the texture characteristics of fermented milk. The Experimental Kareish Cheese (EKC), made by pairing commercial starter MM100 with 8% (v/v) of L. plantarum 162RM were also compared to Control Kareich Cheese (CKC) in terms of their moisture content and textural properties. The EKC showed the greatest moisture retention and the use of ropy and capsular strain of L. plantarum 162RM affects significantly some textural properties of EKC cheese, relative to the control. The CKC samples were gummier and more chewy than the EKC fresh samples. It is therefore evident that, used in appropriate amount, this strain can increase moisture content in low fat Kareish cheese leading to improvement of textural properties.
Key Words: Fermented milks, kareish cheese, ropy and capsular strain, moisture, textural properties.
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol.3(10) 2004: 512-51
Antimicrobial and Safety Properties of Lactobacilli Isolated from two Cameroonian Traditional Fermented Foods
Twenty-one Lactobacillus isolates from âShaâaâ (a maize â based fermented beverage) and âKossamâ (traditionally fermented cow milk) were selected in accordance with their antagonistic activities and tested for their bacteriocinogenic potential as well as safety properties. These isolates were preliminarily identified as Lactobacillus plantarum (62%), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (24%), Lactobacillus fermentum (10%) and Lactobacillus coprophilus (4%) based on phenotypic characteristics and rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting. Twelve (57.1%) out of the 21 strains tested were found to be bacteriocin producers, as revealed by the sensitivity of their antimicrobial substances to proteolytic enzymes (Trypsin, Proteinase K) and inhibition of other Lactobacillus spp. These bacteriocinogenic strains showed no positive haemolytic and gelatinase activities and proved to be sensitive to penicillin G, ampicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole and doxycyclin, but resistant to ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. The bacteriocins showed a broad inhibitory activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, several of which are classified as especially dangerous by the World Health Organization, as well as Multidrug-resistant strains. These include Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovare Typhi, Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus mutans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Shigella flexneri. These Lactobacillus strains are promising candidates for use as protective cultures in food fermentation
Effect of ropy and capsular exopolysaccharides producing strain of Lactobacillus plantarum  162RM on characteristics and functionality of fermented milk and soft Kareish type cheese
The contribution of selected ropy and capsular Lactobacillus plantarum
 162RM on texture of fermented milk as well as on the
functionality of kareish cheese was established in this study. The cell
suspension of this strain was used in combination with commercial
starter cultures MY900 (Lactobacillus delbrueckii  ssp.
bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus  ) and MM100
(Lactococcus lactis  ssp.lactis, Lactococcus lactis ssp. L.
plantarum 162RM affects significantly some textural properties of EKC
cheese, relative to the control. The CKC samples were gummier and more
chewy than the EKC fresh samples. It is therefore evident that, used in
appropriate amount, this strain can increase moisture content in low
fat Kareish cheese leading to improvement of textural properties. L.
plantarum 162RM were not significantly different. Fermented milk
hardness, consistency, and adhesiveness increased significantly when 8
% (V/V) of strain Lactobacillus plantarum 162RM was used. This strain
produces exopolysaccharides (EPS), which by attaching to the casein
matrix increases and improves the texture characteristics of fermented
milk. The Experimental Kareish Cheese (EKC), made by pairing commercial
starter MM100 with 8% (v/v) of L. plantarum 162RM were also compared to
Control Kareich Cheese (CKC) in terms of their moisture content and
textural properties. The EKC showed the greatest moisture retention and
the use of ropy and capsular strain of L. plantarum 162RM affects
significantly some textural properties of EKC cheese, relative to the
control. The CKC samples were gummier and more chewy than the EKC fresh
samples. It is therefore evident that, used in appropriate amount, this
strain can increase moisture content in low fat Kareish cheese leading
to improvement of textural properties