title: Characterisation of Yeasts Isolated from 'Nduja of Spilinga.
abstract: The 'Nduja of Spilinga protected geographical indication (PGI) is a spreadable italian salami, obtained by using fat (50%), lean of pork (25%), chili pepper (25%) and NaCl, stuffed into natural pork casing. Its predominant flora is represented by yeasts, reaching at the end of seasoning values of 6 log CFU/g. Considering the need to enhance and protect traditional local products, it seemed interesting to carry out a characterisation of yeasts of the 'Nduja of Spilinga PGI. A total of 127 strains of yeast isolated from samples of 'Nduja of Spilinga PGI (79 strains from samples at different days of curing and 48 from samples of commerce) was subjected to morphological identification, hydrolysis of urea, lipolytic activity and identification with API 20C AUX, ID 32C and simplified identification systems. One hundred twenty three (96.8%) strains were attributable to the phylum Ascomycetes (urease-negative), the remaining 4 strains (3.2%) were Basidiomycetes (urease-positive).Debaryomyces hanseniiand its anamorph shape,Candida famata, represented the most prevalent species (61.42 and 17.32% respectively), followed byCandida glabrata(8.66%),Pichia(Candida)guilliermondii(5.17%),Candida parapsilosisandRhodotorula glutinis(1.57%).Candida catenulata,Criptococcus uniguttulatus,Rhodotorula minuta,Candida zeylanoidesandCandida utiliswere observed with 0.79%. The lipolytic activity was observed only in 10 strains ofD. hanseniiand in one ofC. zeylanoides. Further investigation will contribute to the selection of indigenous strains that could be used for the creation of specific starter, useful to improve the process of characterisation of the 'Nduja of Spilinga and also to guarantee its safety.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina , Italy.
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Giarratana
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina , Italy.
authors: Daniele
authors: D
authors: Muscolino
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina , Italy.
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Beninati
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina , Italy.
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Giuffrida
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina , Italy.
authors: Graziella
authors: G
authors: Ziino
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina , Italy.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Panebianco
keywords: Debaryomyces hansenii; Salami; Yeasts; ‘Nduja of Spilinga