Bio-preservation could be a valuable way to control Shigatoxin-producing @entity526 (STEC) in cheese. To this end, 41 strains were screened for their inhibitory potential on model cheese curd and on pasteurized and raw milk uncooked pressed cheeses. Strains of @entity7878 , @entity30763 , @entity41338 pseudomesenteroides, @entity41338 , @entity1336 sp, Carnobacterium mobile, @entity797 , @entity6375 , @entity67829 and @entity32622 reduced STEC O26:H11 counts by 1.4-2.5  log  cfu  g(-1) and to a lesser extent STEC O157:H7 counts in pasteurized milk cheeses. Some strains can act in synergy to inhibit STEC in raw milk uncooked pressed cheeses. Inhibitory associations had no adverse effect on the sensory characteristics of these cheeses. The association of @entity32622 , @entity1336 and Lc. lactis was the most inhibitory: after inoculation of this consortium into milk, STEC O26:H11 and O157:H7, inoculated at 2  log  cfu  ml(-)(1), were reduced by up to 3  log  cfu  g(-1) in ripened cheese. Inhibition in cheese cannot be predicted from @entity5568 production in BHI medium, decreased pH or milk reduction. It is not clear what role the rapid decrease in pH during the first 6  h may play in the inhibition. Further studies will be needed to determine the nature of the inhibition.

Control of Shigatoxin-producing XXXX in cheese by dairy bacterial strains.

@entity5568 :: ('D006861', 'Chemical') :: ['H2O2'] @entity32622 :: ('569', 'Species') :: ['H.  alvei', 'Hafnia alvei'] @entity797 :: ('1351', 'Species') :: ['Enterococcus faecalis'] @entity6375 :: ('1352', 'Species') :: ['Enterococcus faecium'] @entity67829 :: ('69966', 'Species') :: ['Macrococcus caseolyticus'] @entity1336 :: ('1590', 'Species') :: ['Lactobacillus', 'Lactobacillus plantarum'] @entity7878 :: ('1358', 'Species') :: ['Lactococcus lactis'] @entity41338 :: ('33964', 'Species') :: ['Leuconostoc citreum', 'Leuconostoc'] @entity526 :: ('562', 'Species') :: ['Escherichia coli'] @entity30763 :: ('1363', 'Species') :: ['Lactococcus garvieae']
@entity526 :: (562,Species) :: ['Escherichia coli']
