Microbial monitoring and Resistome analysis in white cheese production at a dairy plant: MALDI-TOF MS and shotgun metagenomics approaches
 
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Doç. Dr. Özge Kahraman Ilıkkan Başkent Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zeynep Görkem Cerit
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz BALOĞLU Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Remziye Yılmaz Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Food Research International (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0963-9969 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 12-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 221 / 1 / 117432–0 DOI 10.1016/j.foodres.2025.117432
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2025.117432
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Özet
This study presents a comprehensive microbiological evaluation of white cheese production in a small-scale dairy facility in northern Türkiye, integrating culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Ten samples, including raw milk, milk with starter culture added, curd, clot, final cheese product, and environmental samples such as milk truck, cheese vessel, stirrer, cutting wire, and cheesecloth, were analyzed. Pathogenic bacteria were identified using MALDI-TOF MS, while shotgun metagenomics enabled a detailed investigation of microbial communities, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and functional properties. The analysis using MALDI-TOF MS revealed ten pathogenic species, among which Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were the most dominant. Shotgun metagenomics corroborated the prevalence of S. aureus in dairy samples and Salmonella spp. on equipment surfaces, particularly …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Dairy equipment hygiene | Food-borne pathogens | MALDI-TOF MS | Microbial contamination | Resistome profiling | Shotgun metagenomics | White cheese