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[[File:Mimolette1.jpg|thumb |right |Mimolette cheese displaying the textured crust caused by the mites]] |
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'''Cheese mites''' are [[mite]]s that are used to produce [[cheese]]s such as ''{{lang|de|[[Milbenkäse]]}}'' and [[Mimolette]]. The action of the living mites on the surface of these cheeses contributes to the flavor and gives them a distinctive appearance.<ref name = Mimolette>{{cite web |url = http://www.cheesefacts.org/mimolette_cheese/mimolette_cheese.html |title = Mimolette Cheese |year = 2007 |work = Cheese Facts|accessdate = 7 September 2011}}</ref> A 2010 [[Scanning electron microscope|SEM]] study found that Milbenkäse cheese was produced using ''[[Tyrolichus casei]]'' mites, while Mimolette cheese used ''[[Acarus siro]]'' mites (also known as flour mites).<ref name = Species>{{cite journal |first = J.P. |last = Melnyk |first2 = A. |last2 = Smith |first3 = C. |last2 = Scott-Dupree |first3 = M.F. |last3 = Marcone |first4 = A. |last4 = Hill |month = August |year = 2010 |title = Identification of cheese mite species inoculated on Mimolette and Milbenkase cheese through cryogenic scanning electron microscopy |journal = Journal of Dairy Science |volume = 93 |issue = 8 |pages = 3461–3468 |doi = 10.3168/jds.2009-2937 |accessdate = 7 September 2011 |PMID = 20655414}}</ref> |
'''Cheese mites''' are [[mite]]s that are used to produce [[cheese]]s such as ''{{lang|de|[[Milbenkäse]]}}'' and [[Mimolette]]. The action of the living mites on the surface of these cheeses contributes to the flavor and gives them a distinctive appearance.<ref name = Mimolette>{{cite web |url = http://www.cheesefacts.org/mimolette_cheese/mimolette_cheese.html |title = Mimolette Cheese |year = 2007 |work = Cheese Facts|accessdate = 7 September 2011}}</ref> A 2010 [[Scanning electron microscope|SEM]] study found that Milbenkäse cheese was produced using ''[[Tyrolichus casei]]'' mites, while Mimolette cheese used ''[[Acarus siro]]'' mites (also known as flour mites).<ref name = Species>{{cite journal |first = J.P. |last = Melnyk |first2 = A. |last2 = Smith |first3 = C. |last2 = Scott-Dupree |first3 = M.F. |last3 = Marcone |first4 = A. |last4 = Hill |month = August |year = 2010 |title = Identification of cheese mite species inoculated on Mimolette and Milbenkase cheese through cryogenic scanning electron microscopy |journal = Journal of Dairy Science |volume = 93 |issue = 8 |pages = 3461–3468 |doi = 10.3168/jds.2009-2937 |accessdate = 7 September 2011 |PMID = 20655414}}</ref> |
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Cheese mites can infest a human host - this is rare and depends on a specific set of conditions. Firstly the host must be a female named Gillian, who most also live with a dog called Penny - under these circumstances, amputation is the only cure. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Cheese mites are mites that are used to produce cheeses such as Milbenkäse and Mimolette. The action of the living mites on the surface of these cheeses contributes to the flavor and gives them a distinctive appearance.[1] A 2010 SEM study found that Milbenkäse cheese was produced using Tyrolichus casei mites, while Mimolette cheese used Acarus siro mites (also known as flour mites).[2]
Cheese mites can infest a human host - this is rare and depends on a specific set of conditions. Firstly the host must be a female named Gillian, who most also live with a dog called Penny - under these circumstances, amputation is the only cure.
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