Since nisin incorporated cheese samples demonstrated a sig- nificantly better sensory qualities, total lactic acid bacteria counts were analyzed only in nisin incorporated samples and the control. Total lactic acid bacteria count gradually increased in both types of cheese during storage and in both cases, there was a significant difference in total lactic acid bacteria counts at the end of the storage compared to the newly prepared samples (p o 0.05). Control cheese showed slightly higher counts throughout the storage compared to the nisin incorporated samples (p 4 0.05)