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Spontaneous fermentation by native strains of lactic acid bacteria has traditionally been used to preserve table olives, by taking advantage of a proactive and competitive reduction of growth of unwanted microorganisms. Starter cultures have proven effective in stabilizing fermentation processes at large. Despite the many starter cultures available commercially, few have originated on the native microflora – and table olives have seldom been processed via deliberate inoculation with them. This study screened variables relevant for the growth of Lactobacillus plantarum AFS13 originally obtained from brines in Alto Douro (Portugal); and for preservation thereof as the starter, should it prove appropriate. A 2 I V 6 − 2 factorial design was used to assess six parameters (and their interactions): 19 fermentation batches were carried out to ascertain growth rates. Temperature and aeration degree were the most significant processing parameters. Maximum growth rate, 0.356 h−1, was attained under anaerobic conditions, at 37 °C, and in the absence of NaCl; ca. 9 log10 CFU mL−1 was reached by 6 h. Glucose concentration, pH, and stirring rate proved not significant, so economic considerations should fix their optimum levels. The starter culture could be preserved for up to 4 mo after freeze-drying in sucrose, with an acceptable reduction in cell viability.

Aqueous extracts obtained from cell suspension cultures of Centaurea calcitrapa were used as proteolytic additive in the manufacture of a commercial bovine cheese, coagulated with animal rennet and typically ripened for 28 d. The cheese was assessed in comparison to standard cheese for two levels of addition of said extract, viz. 0.61 and 1.22 mg of total protein mL −1 . The qualitative and quantitative evolutions of the nitrogen fractions were monitored in the experimental cheeses throughout the whole ripening period. In general, the chemical compositions of the cheeses were different depending on the amount of extract used, but no significant differences could be detected in the ripening index. With regard to electrophoretic profiles, the two types of cheese could be distinguished until up to ca. 7 d of ripening, but differences did essentially vanish by 28 d.

This work was aimed at enumerating the viable microorganisms in ripened Serra da Estrela cheeses, manufactured from both refrigerated and non-refrigerated milk, in various dairies located throughout the demarcated region. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the microstructure, and thus aid in understanding possible differences in their microbiological profile. The cheeses were allowed to ripen under controlled conditions, and sampled at 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 d following manufacture. Viable numbers of lactic acid bacteria, staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae and yeasts were obtained following standard plate counting on a number of selective media. Lactococcus was the most abundant genus (above 108 cfu g 1 of cheese) up to 120 d of ripening. No significant microstructural differences were observed in cheeses manufactured in different dairies over the ripening process. However, microstructural differences were apparent between cheeses manufactured with refrigerated versus non-refrigerated milk. r 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.