Official cheese monograph • Primary key cheese #774
International denominations: Ossau-Iraty cheeses | Ossau-Iraty
🌍 France — Pyrénées-Atlantiques
🏛️ Appellation d'origine contrôlée • Appellation d'origine protégée
Tyrodexia™ technical & terroir synthesis (autonomous SQLite):
Sheep (Ovis aries, TaxID:9940) • France — Pyrénées-Atlantiques • appellation d'origine contrôlée • Appellation d'origine protégée
Parent cheese hierarchy and families (click to browse):
Visual observation of the wheel, rind and paste (Wikimedia Commons)
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Reference biological ecosystem • Native relational & cFMD metagenomic mapping
Living organisms associated with this matrix and its technological family
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Dairy mammals & milking breeds
(1)
Milking species, 12,524 global livestock breeds (FAO DAD-IS / VBO) and casein variants (A1/A2 & κ)
Ovis aries
NCBI #9940 🔎
★ Sheep
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Bacteria, lactic & ripening starters
(6)
Lactic starters, propionics, smear coryneforms, brine archaea and bioprotection
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
NCBI #1597 🔎
★ Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Monograph →
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
NCBI #1590 🔎
★ Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Monograph →
Lactococcus lactis
NCBI #1358 🔎
★ Characterized cheese microbiota (2 samples)
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Lentilactobacillus rapi
NCBI #481723 🔎
★ Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Monograph →
Streptococcus thermophilus
NCBI #1308 🔎
★ Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Monograph →
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
NCBI #1360 🔎
★ eubacteria
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Yeasts, molds & fungi
(2)
Bloom rinds, blue veins, deacidifying yeasts, mucorales and fungal coagulants
Scopulariopsis flava
NCBI #186360 🔎
★ Moisissure de surface ocre-jaune participant à l'écosystème fongique de croûte des Ossau-Iraty fermiers d'estive
Monograph →
Sporendonema casei
NCBI #1158108 🔎
★ Plants and Fungi
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Alpine plants, coagulants & cellar woods
(1)
Alpine pasture flora, thistles and plant rennets, spruce boards, leaves and seaweeds
Fagus sylvatica
NCBI #28930 🔎
★ Planches de hêtre pyrénéen (forêt d'Iraty) supportant les tommes dans les saloirs et cabanes d'estive (cayolars)
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Bacteriophages & dairy virome
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Host-verified lactic and ripening phages (Virus-Host DB & RefSeq)
Ceduovirus sp. '56006'
NCBI #3403660 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactococcus lactis
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Lacticaseibacillus phage P2.4
NCBI #3016939 🔎
★ Phage target: Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
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Lacticaseibacillus phage P7.1
NCBI #3016940 🔎
★ Phage target: Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
Monograph →
Lactiplantibacillus phage Gut-P1
NCBI #2933275 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Monograph →
Lactiplantibacillus phage H1-Guo
NCBI #3155565 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Monograph →
Lactobacillus phage ATCC8014
NCBI #2892340 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Monograph →
Lactobacillus phage Bacchae
NCBI #2079429 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
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Lactobacillus phage Bromius
NCBI #2315485 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
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Lactobacillus phage CL1
NCBI #1739607 🔎
★ Phage target: Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
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Lactobacillus phage CL2
NCBI #1739608 🔎
★ Phage target: Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
Monograph →
Lactobacillus phage Iacchus
NCBI #2315483 🔎
★ Phage target: Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Monograph →
Lactobacillus phage J-1
NCBI #1414736 🔎
★ Phage target: Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
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⚡ Index-Experts™ mobilized in this matrix ecosystem (click any pole to explore its 360° cards) (15)
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Master index of cheese starters and ripening cultures
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Synonyms and historical names (NCBI)
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Ecological origins and habitats
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Paste textures and rheology
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Cheese families and technologies
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei (#1597)
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French cheeses • Sheep's-milk cheeses — Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (#1590)
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French cheeses • Sheep's-milk cheeses — Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Lactococcus lactis (#1358)
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French cheeses • Sheep's-milk cheeses — Characterized cheese microbiota (2 samples)
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Technological markers (pH and gas)
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Bacteriophages and dairy virome
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Pathogens and bioprotection
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei (#1597)
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Bacteriocin: Bacteriocin BacGR • Bacteriocin: Bacteriocin lactocin-705 • Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.) • Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (#1590)
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Bacteriocin: Bacteriocin plantaricin ASM1 • Bacteriocin: Bacteriocin glycocin F • Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.) • Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Lactococcus lactis (#1358)
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Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.) • Characterized cheese microbiota (2 samples)
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Surface interactomes and syntrophy
Scopulariopsis flava (#186360)
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Surface Consortium: Ossau-Iraty cheeses • Moisissure de surface ocre-jaune participant à l'écosystème fongique de croûte des Ossau-Iraty fermiers d'estive
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Terroirs and protected designations (PDO/PGI)
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei (#1597)
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Ossau-Iraty • Appellation d'origine contrôlée • Appellation d'origine protégée • France — Pyrénées-Atlantiques • Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (#1590)
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Ossau-Iraty • Appellation d'origine contrôlée • Appellation d'origine protégée • France — Pyrénées-Atlantiques • Microbiote fromager caractérisé (2 éch.)
Lactococcus lactis (#1358)
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Ossau-Iraty • Appellation d'origine contrôlée • Appellation d'origine protégée • France — Pyrénées-Atlantiques • Characterized cheese microbiota (2 samples)
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Volatilome and aromatic profiles
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Affinage gestures and cellar care
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Dairy mammals, breeds and casein polymorphism (A1/A2)
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Bioactive peptidome, functional health and clinical vigilance
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Plant coagulants, clotting enzymes and cellar wood species
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⚠️ Cellar Clinical Vigilance & Generic Defects Monitoring (4)
Differential diagnosis of potential defects, biochemical mechanisms and cellar prophylaxis:
⚠️ Red cellar spot (orange-red rind pocking) fungal agent
Defaut affinage croute🔎 Proof
Coussinets et ponctuations poudreuses rouge brique à orangé vif en surface de la croûte (défaut sur les croûtes lisses ou lavées, bien que parfois …
⚠️ Psychrotolerant and halotolerant dark blue-green rind spot mold agent
Defaut affinage croute🔎 Proof
Colonies compactes vert-gris foncé à vert-bleuté sur la croûte, goût puissant de moisi/terreux et dégradation de l'aspect commercial
⚠️ NSLAB post-acidification, calcium lactate crystal efflorescence and tyramine agent
Alteration gustative arome🔎 Proof
Pâte courte, friable et acide, efflorescences blanches crayeuses de lactate de calcium en surface, fentes secondaires et accumulation de tyramine p…
⚠️ Xero- and halotolerant yellowish-white powdery rind scab and ammoniacal defect agent
Defaut affinage croute🔎 Proof
Croûte poudreuse crayeuse blanc-crème virant au chamois jaunâtre, érosion sèche de la surface (gale) lorsqu'elle devient envahissante et odeur piqu…
Specialized scientific literature
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An encyclopedic collection of five complementary volumes covering all cheese sciences: microbiology, thermodynamic engineering, aroma chemistry, cheese pathology and texture physics.
Cheese microbiome
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Le grand dictionnaire du microbiome des fromages
[The Grand Dictionary of the Cheese Microbiome] — Major reference in the art of ripening and cheese science
Technological and biochemical mapping of the cheese microbiome at your fingertips. Unique reverse search to identify the exact microbial signature required for a targeted sensory profile.
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Engineering and thermodynamics
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Atlas de l'ingénierie fromagère et de la thermodynamique d'affinage
[Atlas of Cheese Engineering and Ripening Thermodynamics] — Complete technical guide for ripening environments
Approaches the cellar as a dynamic macroscopic bioreactor. Mathematical modeling of airflow, thermal balances, hygrometry, osmotic transfers and spruce wood shelf regulation.
- • Physical, climatic and airflow modeling
- • 2026 heat and mass transfer parameters
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Volatilome and chemosensory science
In production
Le référentiel du volatilome fromager et de la chémo-sensorialité
[The Cheese Volatilome and Chemosensory Reference] — Translating biology into molecular chemistry
Builds the definitive bridge between microbial metabolism and human sensory perception. Exhaustive mapping of aroma compounds (esters, ketones, lactones, sulfur compounds) and molecular pairings.
- • Volatile organic compounds and metabolic pathways
- • Olfactory perception thresholds and 2026 GC-MS/O signatures
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ISBN (ISBN forthcoming)
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Pathologies and biocontrol
In production
Le manuel clinique des pathologies laitières et fromagères
[The Clinical Manual of Dairy and Cheese Pathologies] — Interventional medicine for the cheese wheel
Clinical workshop guide for diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of dysbiosis. Complete arsenal based on natural biocontrol, competitive exclusion, phage virome and bacteriocins.
- • Clinical and therapeutic cellar protocols
- • Differential diagnostics and 2026 natural biocontrol
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ISBN (ISBN forthcoming)
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Rheology and coagulated matrices
In production
Guide clinique de la rhéologie fromagère et des matrices coagulées
[Clinical Guide to Cheese Rheology and Coagulated Matrices] — The physics of dairy pastes
The science linking the cheesemaker's vat gesture to the final mouthfeel. Analysis of syneresis, micellar demineralization, stretching, eye formation and tyrosine crystallogenesis.
- • Mechanical behavior and coagulation kinetics
- • Micellar mineralization, tribology and 2026 crystallogenesis
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ISBN (ISBN forthcoming)
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