732. Lactobacilli in Cheddar cheese: II. Duplicate cheeses

Abstract
The lactobacillus flora of two pairs of duplicate cheeses, each pair being made under the same conditions and from the same milk, was examined during ripening. A different distribution of serological types of lactobacilli was found not only within a pair of cheeses but in the top and bottom of the same cheese. A third pair of cheeses, to one of which a known Lactobacillus had been added, was found to have a more regular distribution of lactobacilli owing to greater numbers being present in the cheese milk.