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Diversity of Geotrichum candidum strains isolated from traditional cheesemaking fabrications in France.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2001
Marcellino N, Beuvier E, Grappin R, Guéguen M, Benson D R
Abstract excerpt
The diversity of French fungus-ripened cheeses is due partly to the succession of fungi that colonize the cheese during ripening. Geotrichum candidum appears in the early stages of ripening on soft cheeses such as Camembert and semihard cheeses such as St. Nectaire and Reblochon. Its lipases and proteases promote flavor development, and its aminopeptidases reduce bitterness imparted by low-molecular-weight...
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