Ouadghiri, M., Vancanneyt, M., Vandamme, P., Naser M. S., Gevers, D., Lefebvre, K., Swings, J. and Amar, M. 

Thirty-seven samples were collected from different farms.

A total of 146 LAB were isolated and subjected to (GTG)

5-PCR analysis. Comparison

of the profiles with data available at the Moroccan Coordinated Collections

of Micro-organisms allowed identification of 85 isolates. The remaining

61 were subjected to SDS-PAGE analysis of whole cell proteins. Comparison of

the profiles with data available at the Belgian Coordinated Collections of

Micro-organisms allowed identification of 43 isolates. Several of the remaining

18 isolates exhibited identical protein electrophoretic fingerprints. Therefore,

pheS gene sequencing

which allowed identification of all remaining isolates. In raw milk, six genera

Leuconostoc

kimchii

in dairy products.

 LAB diversity was established using a stepwise polyphasic identifi-

cation approach. It used the expertise of both research bodies involved in this

study and proved to be cost-effective for the identification of all isolates.

To establish LAB diversity in Moroccan

dairy products which could be a source of strains with specific properties.