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Supplementation of processed cheese with L. curvatus and the mixed culture of the three other probiotics effectively suppressed the growth and survival of B. cereus and it could not be recovered after 14 days of storage and room temperature. While, supplementation of the cheese by metabolites of L. curvatus, L. acidophilus and mixed culture of L. curvatus, L. acidophilus and L. mesenteroides reduce the viable counts of B. cereus and the reduction reached 100% at 14 days using metabolites of L. curvatus and the mixed culture of L. curvatus, L. acidophilus and L. mesenteroides and at 21 days using L. acidophilus when the cheese stored at 25°C. But, cold storage delayed the reduction of B. cereus . Also, a pronounced reduction in viability of C. perfringes was observed with L. mesenterials culture, as C. perfinges could not be recovered after 30 and 21 days at room and refrigerator temperature, respectively. 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