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Exploring the Impact of Altitude on Bacterial Communities in Informally Produced Artisanal Colonial Cheeses: Insights from 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing.

Wemerson de Castro Oliveira, Anderson Santos de Freitas, Jeferson Aloísio Ströher, Neila Silvia Pereira Dos Santos Richards, Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto Oliveira, Magnolia Martins Erhardt

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6 authors.

Wemerson de Castro OliveiraREQUIMTE/LAQV, Department of Teaching, Research, and Extension, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Lajeado 95910-016, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7256-265X
Anderson Santos de FreitasCenter for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba 13416-000, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7726-0180
Jeferson Aloísio StröherInstitute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-150, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5314-9269
Neila Silvia Pereira Dos Santos RichardsDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6610-5567
Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto OliveiraREQUIMTE/LAQV, Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6767-6596
Magnolia Martins ErhardtDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3730-2515

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Abstract

Artisanal cheese microbiota plays a key role in defining its sensory properties, safety, and overall quality. Environmental factors, including altitude, influence microbial communities by altering temperature, pressure, and radiation levels, yet the extent of these effects on cheese microbiota remains unclear. Here, we investigated bacterial composition, diversity, and correlation patterns in artisanal cheeses produced along an 800 m altitudinal gradient in Southern Brazil using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and bioinformatic analyses. Diversity analysis showed no significant variation in microbial community structure across altitudes, suggesting that overall bacterial diversity is stable within this range. Physicochemical parameters, including moisture, pH, and fat content, also exhibited no statistical differences. However, differential abundance analysis revealed that while broad taxonomic profiles remained consistent, small differences were observed at deeper taxonomic levels, with

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