Journal of Culture Collections

Volume 3, 2000-2002

 

 

 

Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Katyk,

Goat’s Milk and cheese

 

Lilia Tserovska*, Stanka Stefanova and Tanya Yordanova

 

National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, 1113 Sofia, P.O.Box 239, Bulgaria

 

 

Summary

 

Eighteen lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated from home made katyk, goat’s milk and cheese. Nine of them belonged to lactic acid cocci and others were referred to genus Lactobacillus. Five strains were identified to species by determination of morphological, cultural, physiological and biochemical characteristics - Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus helveticus and Lactobacillus plantarum.

 

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