COMPOSITION, SUCCESSION, AND SOURCE TRACKING OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION OF A FARMSTEAD CHEESE

Composition, Succession, and Source Tracking of Microbial Communities throughout the Traditional Production of a Farmstead Cheese

ABSTRACT Prior to the advent of milk pasteurization and the use of defined-strain starter cultures, the production and ripening of cheese relied on the introduction and growth of adventitious microbes from the environment.This study characterized microbial community structures throughout a traditional farmstead cheese production continuum and evalu

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Leaf to panicle ratio (LPR): a new physiological trait indicative of source and sink relation in japonica rice based on deep learning

Abstract Background Identification and characterization of new traits with sound physiological foundation is essential for crop breeding and production management.Deep learning has been widely used in image data analysis to explore Cables spatial and temporal information on crop growth and development, thus strengthening the power of identification

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