Abstract:

A total of 51 samples of cheese, including 14 of Erzurum's fresh Tulum cheese, 13 of Erzurum's fresh White and Civil cheese, 11 of the Kaşar cheese, were taken, and on them were made coff isolations and identifications. A total of 136 cups of cheese are discharged. There are 34 insulates with Penicillium roqueforti and 28 with P.verrucosum. Cycolopium, 7s Penicillium sp., 2s P.crycogenum, 2s P.expansum, 23s Geotrichum candidum, 22s Mucor sp., 4s Mucor racemous, 2s Cladosporium herbarum, l'i Aspergillus niger, l'i Aliernaria alternata, 5s identified as sterile, and 5s were not identified. AN INVESTIGATION ON MOLD FLORA OF SOME FRESH CHEESE TYPES SUMMARY In this research, mold isolation and Identification in 14 samples of Erzincan Tulum, 13 samples from both Civil and White and 11 Kashar Cheese of Erzurum were made. Total 136 molds were isolated from cheese samples. 34 of these isolates were identified as Penicillium rogueforti, 28 as P.verrucosum. Cycolopium, 7 as Penicillium sp., 2 as P.crycogenum, 2 as P.expansum, 23 as Geotrichum candidum, 22 as Mucor sp., 4 as Mucor racemous, 2 as Cladosporium herbarum, 1 as Aspergillus niger, 1 as Alternaria alternata, and 5 as sterile. The remaining 5 isolates could't be identified