Figure 1

Evolution of pH and fungal growth during Camembert cheese ripening. The ripening culture was a mixture of (□) G. candidum LMA-1028 and (▲) P. camemberti LMA- 1029. Each strain was quantified individually using a TaqMan real-time qPCR method [41], over 77 days of ripening. pH (×) measures were taken weekly until day 50.