Cheese mite
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Tyrophagus casei, the cheese mite, is a species of mite
which is inoculated into and Altenburger Ziegenkäse cheese during their production. It is 0.45–0.7 mm (0.0177165354330709–0.0275590551181102 ) long, and feeds on cheese, corn, flour, old honeycombs, bird collections, and smoked meat
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The surface of cheese which has been colonised by mites may be covered with a fine, grey powder or bloom, due to the mites themselves and their moulted skin and faeces. These impart a distinctive "piquant" taste to various cheeses.
(1903), the first science documentary meant for the public.
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
which is inoculated into and Altenburger Ziegenkäse cheese during their production. It is 0.45–0.7 mm (0.0177165354330709–0.0275590551181102 ) long, and feeds on cheese, corn, flour, old honeycombs, bird collections, and smoked meat
Smoked meat
Smoked meat is a method of preparing red meat which originates in prehistory. Its purpose is to preserve these protein-rich foods, which would otherwise spoil quickly, for long periods. There are two mechanisms for this preservation: dehydration and the antibacterial properties of absorbed smoke...
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The surface of cheese which has been colonised by mites may be covered with a fine, grey powder or bloom, due to the mites themselves and their moulted skin and faeces. These impart a distinctive "piquant" taste to various cheeses.
External links
Includes The Cheese MitesThe Cheese Mites
The Cheese Mites 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 by a microscopic view of the cheese mites in his Stilton cheese sandwich....
(1903), the first science documentary meant for the public.
- A Parable by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at WikisourceWikisourceWikisource is an online digital library of free content textual sources on a wiki, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aims are to host all forms of free text, in many languages, and translations. Originally conceived as an archive to store useful or important historical texts, it has...
- The Dying Whip by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at WikisourceWikisourceWikisource is an online digital library of free content textual sources on a wiki, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aims are to host all forms of free text, in many languages, and translations. Originally conceived as an archive to store useful or important historical texts, it has...
- From a College Window by Arthur Christopher Benson, at Project GutenbergProject GutenbergProject Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books...