Temperature increase from 4 °C at the pre-salting production
processes to 14–16 °C at the ripening stage could also affect the types
of yeasts dominating at different processing stages. Low temperatures
were reported to be an ideal condition for a luxurious growth of
C. zeylanoides. Isolates of C. zeylanoides from Danish processed meat
products decreased or ceased its growth on meat model substrate as
temperature increased from 4 °C to 8 °C, while active growth of
D. hansenii was observed (Nielsen et al., 2008). A temperature of 10 °C
and above has been reported as optimal for a strong growth and
activity of D. hansenii on ripening cheeses (Van den Tempel and
Jakobsen, 2000). This could be the case in our study too as frequent
isolation of C. zeylanoides was observed at the pre-salting production
stages where the temperature is 4 °C. Similarly, the active growth of
D. hansenii was observed in the post-salting production processes
where the temperature is mostly more than 4 °C.