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Cheese Mite
Cheese mites are mites (for instance '' Tyrophagus casei'' or other species) that are used to produce such cheeses as ', Cantal and Mimolette. The action of the living mites on the surface of these cheeses contributes to the flavor and gives them a distinctive appearance. A 2010 scanning electron microscope study found that ''Milbenkäse'' cheese was produced using '' Tyrophagus casei'' mites, while Mimolette cheese used '' Acarus siro'' mites (also known as flour mites). Mimolette cheese, in particular, has live cheese mites in its rind which is thought to contribute to the cheese's distinct rind texture. Some cheese mite species, such as ''Tyrophagus putrescentiae'' and ''Acarus siro,'' are mycophagous and the fungus species they digest are determined by the digestive enzymatic properties accordingly of each species.De Dea Lindner, J. (2018). Stored products mites in cheese ripening: Health aspects, technological and regulatory challenges in Brazil. ''Journal of Stored Products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casu Martzu
(; ), sometimes spelled ''casu marzu'', and also called ''casu modde'', ''casu cundídu'' and ''casu fràzigu'' in Sardinian, is a traditional Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live insect larvae (maggots). Derived from pecorino, ''casu martzu'' goes beyond typical fermentation to a stage of decomposition, brought about by the digestive action of the larvae of the cheese fly of the Piophilidae family. These larvae are deliberately introduced to the cheese, promoting an advanced level of fermentation and breaking down of the cheese's fats. The texture of the cheese becomes very soft, with some liquid (called ''làgrima'', Sardinian for "teardrop") seeping out. The larvae themselves appear as translucent white worms, roughly long. When consumed, the larvae can possibly survive in the intestine, causing enteric pseudomyiasis; however, no cases have been linked to the cheese.Petroni"Casu marzu: The world’s ‘most dangerous’ cheese" ''CNN Travel'', 18 March 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mites As Food
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as each other's closest relative within Arachnida, rendering the group invalid as a clade. Most mites are tiny, less than in length, and have a simple, unsegmented body plan. The small size of most species makes them easily overlooked; some species live in water, many live in soil as decomposers, others live on plants, sometimes creating galls, while others are predators or parasites. This last type includes the commercially destructive ''Varroa'' parasite of honey bees, as well as scabies mites of humans. Most species are harmless to humans, but a few are associated with allergies or may transmit diseases. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of mites is called acarology. Evolution and taxonomy Mites are not a defined taxon, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microscopic Animals
Microfauna ( and ) are microscopic animals and organisms that exhibit animal-like qualities and have body sizes that are usually <0.1 mm. Microfauna are represented in the animal kingdom (e.g. s, small s) and some other heterotrophic, microscopic eukaryotes . A large amount of microfauna are soil microfauna which includes , rotifers, and nematodes. These types of animal-like eukaryotic microbes and true anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cheese Mites
''The Cheese Mites'' (1903) is a British short silent documentary film, produced by Charles Urban and directed by F. Martin Duncan. Plot A gentleman is put off his lunch when he holds up a magnifying glass and sees a microscopic view of the cheese mites in his Stilton cheese sandwich. Production background The film "was the sensation of the first public programme of scientific films in Britain shown at the Alhambra Music Hall in Leicester Square, London, in August 1903". According to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "its claim to being scientific lay in its being shot through a microscope, revealing to a lay audience sights that would normally only have been available to owners of microscopes." Preservation status A complete copy which includes an opening sequence, featuring F. Martin Duncan as the gentleman, was discovered uploaded to YouTube under a different title, and has now been acquired by the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheese Fly
The cheese fly, cheese skipper, or ham skipper (''Piophila casei'') is a species of fly from the family Piophilidae whose larvae are known to infest cured meats, smoked or salted fish, cheeses and carrion. On the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, the larvae are intentionally introduced into pecorino sardo cheese to produce the characteristic '' casu martzu''. If consumed by humans, the larvae have a chance to survive in the intestine, causing enteric myiasis, though no such cases have been linked to ''casu martzu'' dishes. The larvae may also carry harmful microorganisms that, when consumed, could cause infections. Description Adult male cheese flies are usually long, with females slightly larger at long. The body is primarily a metallic black bronze in color, with two pale yellow iridescent wings that lie flat upon the fly's abdomen when at rest. The head has short antennae and red compound eyes, with yellow patches on the lower face. The legs are yellow-brown and are cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggot
A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, such as mosquitoes and crane flies. Etymology "Maggot" is not a technical term and should not be taken as such; in many standard textbooks of entomology, it does not appear in the index at all. In many non-technical texts, the term is used for insect larvae in general. Other sources have coined their own definitions; for example: "The term applies to a grub when all trace of limbs has disappeared" and "Applied to the footless larvae of Diptera".Smith, John. BExplanation of terms used in entomology Brooklyn Entomological Society, 1906. Additionally, in ''Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera'', the author claims maggots "are larvae of higher Brachycera (Cyclorrhapha)." Maggot-like fly larvae are of significance in ecology and medicine; among other r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycophagous
Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi, including birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoebas, gastropods, nematodes, bacteria and other fungi. Some of these, which only eat fungi, are called fungivores whereas others eat fungi as only part of their diet, being omnivores. Animals Mammals Many mammals eat fungi, but only a few feed exclusively on fungi; most are opportunistic feeders and fungi only make up part of their diet. At least 22 species of primate, including humans, bonobos, colobines, gorillas, lemurs, macaques, mangabeys, marmosets and vervet monkeys are known to feed on fungi. Most of these species spend less than 5% of the time they spend feeding eating fungi, and fungi therefore form only a small part of their diet. Some species spend longer foraging for fungi, and fungi account for a greater part of their diet; buffy-tufted marmosets spend up to 12% of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as each other's closest relative within Arachnida, rendering the group invalid as a clade. Most mites are tiny, less than in length, and have a simple, unsegmented body plan. The small size of most species makes them easily overlooked; some species live in water, many live in soil as decomposers, others live on plants, sometimes creating galls, while others are Predation, predators or Parasitism, parasites. This last type includes the commercially destructive ''Varroa'' parasite of honey bees, as well as scabies mites of humans. Most species are harmless to humans, but a few are associated with allergies or may transmit diseases. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of mites is called acarology. Evolution and taxonomy Mites are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acarus Siro
''Acarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Acaridae. Species * '' Acarus ananas'' (Tryon, 1898) * '' Acarus beschkovi'' (Mitov, 1994) * '' Acarus bomiensis'' Wang, 1982 * '' Acarus calcarabellus'' (Griffiths, 1965) * '' Acarus chaetoxysilos'' Griffiths, 1970 * '' Acarus ebrius'' Ashfaq, Akhtar & Chaudhri, 1986 * '' Acarus farinae'' DeGeer, 1778 * '' Acarus farris'' (Oudemans, 1905) * '' Acarus fengxianensis'' Wang, 1985 * '' Acarus gracilis'' Hughes, 1957 * '' Acarus griffithsi'' Ranganath & Channa Basavanna, in Ranganath, Channa Basavanna & Krishna-Rao 1981 * '' Acarus immobilis'' Griffiths, 1964 * '' Acarus inaequalis'' (Banks, 1916) * '' Acarus lushanensis'' Jiang, 1992 * '' Acarus monopsyllus'' Fain & Schwan, 1984 * '' Acarus nidicolus'' Griffiths, 1970 * '' Acarus queenslandiae'' (Canestrini, 1884) * '' Acarus rhombeus'' Koch & Berendt, 1854 * '' Acarus sentus'' Ashfaq, Akhtar & Chaudhri, 1986 * '' Acarus siro'' Linnaeus, 1758 Events January–March * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scanning Electron Microscope
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons. The electrons interact with atoms in the sample, producing various signals that contain information about the surface topography and composition. The electron beam is scanned in a raster scan pattern, and the position of the beam is combined with the intensity of the detected signal to produce an image. In the most common SEM mode, secondary electrons emitted by atoms excited by the electron beam are detected using a secondary electron detector ( Everhart–Thornley detector). The number of secondary electrons that can be detected, and thus the signal intensity, depends, among other things, on specimen topography. Some SEMs can achieve resolutions better than 1 nanometer. Specimens are observed in high vacuum in a conventional SEM, or in low vacuum or wet conditions in a variable pressure or environmental SEM, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
