ArticleiScience2023
Universal drivers of cheese microbiomes.
Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Cheese and Its Microbes Under the Light of One Health-A Comprehensive Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Shotgun metagenomic and phenotypic characterization of indigenous lactic acid bacteria from raw milk artisanal cheeses: metagenomic functional insight and starter culture traits.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Microbial Omics Analysis for Multispecies Symbioses in Specialty Fermentations and Nonfood Fermentations.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Development of Technology of Restructured Meat Products Using Biotechnological Methods of Transformation of Functional and Technological Properties of Raw Materials.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Iron-based microbial interactions: the role of iron metabolism in the cheese ecosystem.Journal of bacteriology · 2025Review
- Microbiota of Cheese Ecosystems: A Perspective on Cheesemaking.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploring diversity and functional contribution of the microbiome of traditional Italian dry-cured hams.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Microbiome mapping in dairy industry reveals new species and genes for probiotic and bioprotective activities.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2024Article
- Utility of dairy microbiome as a tool for authentication and traceability.Open life sciences · 2024Review
- A comprehensive, large-scale analysis of "terroir" cheese and milk microbiota reveals profiles strongly shaped by both geographical and human factors.ISME communications · 2024Article
- Involvement of Versatile Bacteria Belonging to the GenusFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
The culinary value, quality, and safety of cheese are largely driven by the resident bacteria, but comparative analyses of the cheese microbiota across cheese types are scarce. We present the first global synthesis of cheese microbiomes. Following a systematic literature review of cheese microbiology research, we collected 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequence data from 824 cheese samples spanning 58 cheese types and 16 countries. We found a consistent, positive relationship between microbiome richness and pH, and a higher microbial richness in cheeses derived from goat milk. In contrast, we found no relationship between pasteurization, geographic location, or salinity and richness. Milk and cheese type, geographic location, and pasteurization collectively explained 65% of the variation in microbial community composition. Importantly, we identified four universal cheese microbiome types, driven by distinct dominant taxa. Our study reveals notable diversity patterns among the cheese microbiota, which are driven by geography and local environmental variables.
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