cheese
Cheddar Cheese Lovers Have Interactive Microbes to Thank
Vaishnavi Sridhar, PhD | May 16, 2024 | 3 min read
Scientists used a commercial year-long cheddar making process to show how various bacterial communities interact and contribute to the distinct flavor of cheddar.
Deleting a Gene Quells a Pesky Cheese-Destroying Fungus
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Jun 30, 2023 | 3 min read
Fungi disrupt microbial communities on cheese by making antibiotics.
Competition and Cooperation of Cheese Rind Microbes Exposed
Ashley Yeager | Jan 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Transposon mutagenesis give scientists a rare look at the most important interactions within microbial communities.
Cheese Helped Fuel Early Farmers in Europe
Shawna Williams | Dec 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Scientists have found traces of the dairy product in 7,200-year-old pottery in Croatia.
Image of the Day: Bacterial Highways
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Jan 25, 2018 | 1 min read
Fungal pathways in cheese rinds affect the composition of bacterial communities residing there.
Stinky Cheese
Bob Grant | Dec 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Researchers collaborate to create fermented food products using microbes harvested from some malodorous parts of the human body.