The microbiota of wooden cheese ripening boards is a rich source of antimicrobial-producing bacteria against Listeria monocytogenes
Yuxing Chen, Ibrahim Zúñiga-Chaves, Jennifer C. McClure, Garret Suen, TuAnh Ngoc Huynh
The paper identifies antimicrobial-producing bacteria in wooden cheese ripening boards that inhibit Listeria monocytogenes, with a focus on Bacillus safensis as a potential biocontrol agent.
Microbiology Spectrum · Jan 7, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology