Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Ambientes lácteos como queijos artesanais e leite cru são considerados excelentes fontes para isolamento de LAB com características específicas que podem ser utilizadas na indústria de fermentados. Porém, fontes não lácteas também podem fornecer isolados com características interessantes que podem, ser aproveitadas em produtos lácteos. Este trabalho t...
The microbiota from artisanal cheeses produced in the Amazonian region is evaluated. Samples of artisanal cheeses were obtained from markets in Conceição do Araguaia and Redenção (Pará, Brazil) over rainy and dry seasons, and their biodiversity was assessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Mean counts of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in cheeses ranged from 7.32 to 8.84 log CFU/g, for both seas...
Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen often multidrug-resistant that not only causes a variety of human diseases, but also is able to survive on biotic and abiotic surfaces through biofilm communities. The best way to inhibit biofilm establishment is to prevent cell adhesion. In the present study, subinhibitory concentrations of the bacteriocins bovicin HC5 and nisin were tested for their capabilit...