Numbers and types of microorganisms in vacuum-packed cold-smoked freshwater fish at the retail level

Fifty-four packages (each one belonging to a different lot) of vacuum-packed cold-smoked salmon (30) and trout (24) produced by six Spanish smokehouses were obtained at retail level after 3 weeks storage at 2+/-1 degrees C. Sensorial, chemical, physicochemical and microbiological characteristics were examined. Overall, pH, a(w), salt content in water phase, aerobic plate counts at 30 and 25 degrees C. levels of Enterobacteriaceae, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), fungi and presumptive aeromonads and staphylococci are in agreement with available data on lightly preserved fish products. Psychrotrophic clostridia ranged between 1.71 and 2.21 log CFU/g. Levels of ethanol were highly variable and not significantly related (p > 0.05) to sensory scores or to microbial numbers. Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes were not detected in any sample. Listeriae other than L. monocytogenes were isolated from three packages. Levels of Staphylococcus aureus lower than 4 log CFU/g were also found in three packages. Among 377 bacteria randomly isolated from aerobic 25 degrees C plate counts, LAB predominated, with Carnobacterium (C. piscicola) and Lactobacillus (eight species) being the genera most frequently found. The second and third major groups were Enterobacteriaceae and Micrococcaceae, respectively. Proteus vulgaris, P. mirabilis and Serratia liquefaciens were dominant among Enterobacteriaceae and coagulase-negative staphylococci among Micrococcaceae. Minor microbial groups such as aerobic gram-negative bacilli (Acinetobacter; Moraxella and Pseudomonas), Brochothrix, Aeromonas, Bacillus and Vibrio constituted less than 17% of the total flora.     

Persistence of wild Streptococcus thermophilus strains on wooden vat and during the manufacture of a traditional Caciocavallo type cheese

The present work was undertaken to evaluate the influence of the wooden dairy plant equipment on the microbiological characteristics of curd to be transformed into Caciocavallo Palermitano cheese. Traditional raw milk productions were performed concomitantly with standard cheese making trials carried out in stainless steel vat inoculated with a commercial starter. Milk from two different farms (A and B) was separately processed. The wooden vat was found to be a reservoir of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), while unwanted (spoilage and/or pathogenic) microorganisms were not hosted or were present at very low levels. All microbial groups were numerically different in bulk milks, showing higher levels for the farm B. LAB, especially thermophilic cocci, dominated the whole cheese making process of all productions. Undesired microorganisms decreased in number or disappeared during transformation, particularly after curd stretching. LAB were isolated from the wooden vat surface and from all dairy samples, subjected to phenotypic and genetic characterization and identification. Streptococcus thermophilus was the species found at the highest concentration in all samples analyzed and it also dominated the microbial community of the wooden vat. Fourteen other LAB species belonging to six genera (Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Streptococcus and Weissella) were also detected. All S. thermophilus isolates were genetically differentiated and a consortium of four strains persisted during the whole traditional production process. As confirmed by pH and the total acidity after the acidification step, indigenous S. thermophilus strains acted as a mixed starter culture.     

贵州少数民族酸肉、酸鱼中乳酸菌的分离鉴定

采用传统微生物分离方法进行乳酸菌纯种分离,利用16S rRNA序列分析方法进行乳酸菌鉴定,从7个酸肉、酸鱼样品中共分离出14株乳酸菌,有乳杆菌属、环丝菌属、乳球菌属3个属,9个种.从其中鉴定出7株乳酸菌,分别是:植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、消化乳杆菌(Lactobacillus alimentarius)、清酒乳杆菌(Lactobacillus sakei)、泡菜乳杆菌(Lactobacillus kinchi)、清酒乳杆菌亚种(肉)(Lactobacillus sakei subsp.carnosus)、草乳杆菌(Lactobacillus graminis)、弯曲乳杆菌(Lactobacillus curvatus).     

Behaviour of Brochothrix thermosphacta in presence of other meat spoilage microbial groups

The microbial flora of fresh meat stored aerobically at 5 degrees C up to spoilage was enumerated and collected in order to have mixed spoilage bacterial groups to be used in competition tests against Brochothrix thermosphacta. The bacterial groups collected as bulk colonies were identified by PCR-DGGE followed by partial 16S rDNA sequencing. The predominant bacteria associated with the spoilage of the refrigerated beef were B. thermosphacta, Pseudomonas spp, Enterobacteriaceae and lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The interactions between B. thermosphacta and the other spoilage microbial groups were studied in vitro at 5 degrees C. The results showed that a decrease of the growth of B. thermosphacta was evidenced in presence of LAB at 5 degrees C while the bacterium is the dominant organism when inoculated with mixtures of Pseudomonas spp., LAB and Enterobacteriaceae. A better understanding of bacterial meat spoilage interactions may lead to improved quality of fresh meat stored in refrigerated conditions.     

Illumina MiSeq高通量测序分析红谷黄酒酒曲微生物菌群多样性

采用南阳红谷黄酒酒曲为研究对象,利用高通量测序方法对红曲、大曲、小曲的微生物菌群多样性进行分析。结果表明,大曲的微生物菌群多样性最高,红曲的最低,且两者间的微生物群落结构差异最大。红曲中优势细菌属为伯克霍尔德氏菌属（Burkholderia）、醋酸杆菌属（Acetobacter）、芽孢杆菌属（Bacillus）、乳酸杆菌属（Lactobacillus）等,优势真菌种为紫红曲霉（Monascus purpureus）、黑曲霉（Aspergillus niger）等;大曲中优势细菌属为克罗彭斯特菌属（Kroppenstedtia）、芽孢杆菌属、魏斯氏菌属（Weissella）、葡萄球菌属（Staphylococcus）等,优势真菌种为嗜热子囊菌（Thermoascus aurantiacus）、黄曲霉（Aspergillus flavus）、疏绵状嗜热丝孢菌（Thermomyces lanuginosus）等;小曲中优势细菌属为魏斯氏菌属、乳球菌属（Lactococcus）、假单胞菌属（Pseudomonas）等,优势真菌种为少根根霉菌（Rhizopus arhizus）、热带假丝酵母（Candida tropicalis）、异常威克汉姆酵母（Wickerhamomyces anomalus）等。     

Characterization of psychrotrophic bacterial communities in modified atmosphere-packed meat with terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism

Characterization of psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and Brochothrix thermosphacta communities is needed to understand the microbial ecology of spoilage of modified atmosphere-packed (MAP) meats. To overcome the limitations of the currently used methods for the characterization of psychrotrophic bacterial communities in meat, we developed a culture-independent, 16S rRNA gene-targeted terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) method. An identification library consisting of 100 Gram-positive and 30 Gram-negative meat-associated bacterial strains was set up to identify the terminal restriction fragments derived from the communities. The taxonomic resolution level of the T-RFLP method was in between genus and species within the investigated LAB strains and within family and genus within the investigated Gram-negative strains. The established library was applied to identify the members of bacterial communities in MAP minced meat at the end of the shelf life. The T-RFLP results and plate counts on Man-Rogosa-Sharpe, Violet Red Bile Glucose, and Streptomycin sulfate thallium acetate actidione agars indicated that LAB and B. thermosphacta predominated in meat. The bacterial taxa associated with the T-RFLP results were compared to those identified among plate-grown LAB isolates by numerical ribopattern analysis. Both methods agreed that Leuconostoc spp. and Carnobacterium spp. prevailed in the LAB community in minced meat followed by Lactobacillus algidus, Lactococcus spp. and Weissella spp. Colony identification revealed that Leuconostoc gasicomitatum, L. gelidum, Carnobacterium divergens and C. maltaromaticum were the predominant LAB species. The T-RFLP results were shown to correlate with viable counts of Leuconostoc spp. and B. thermosphacta. The T-RFLP method was found to be a useful tool enabling rapid and high-throughput characterization of psychrotrophic bacteria prevailing in MAP meat.     

基于三代测序技术分析新疆鲜马奶和酸马奶中乳酸菌菌群结构

传统酸马奶受制作环境和工艺的影响,其菌群结构有所不同.本文运用Pacbio SMRT测序技术,基于乳酸菌特异性引物对新疆部分地区酸马奶和鲜马奶的乳酸菌菌群进行研究,结果表明:鲜马奶中乳酸菌丰富,以瑞士乳杆菌(35.52％)、唾液链球菌(10.11％)、乳酸乳球菌(9.49％)、嗜热链球菌(5.96％)以及德氏乳杆菌(5...     

Phenotypic identification and technological properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditionally processed fish products of the Eastern Himalayas

Sukako maacha, gnuchi, sidra and sukuti are traditional smoked and sun-dried fish products of the Eastern Himalayan regions of Nepal and India. A total of 40 samples of sukako maacha (14), gnuchi (6), sidra (10) and sukuti (10) were collected and were analysed for microbial load. Population of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as well as aerobic mesophilic counts ranged from 4.7-8.3 to 5.1-8.5 log cfu g(-1), respectively. A total of 189 strains of LAB were isolated from sukako maacha, gnuchi, sidra and sukuti samples, out of which 171 strains were cocci and 15 strains, were heterofermentative lactobacilli. LAB were identified on the basis of phenotypic characters including API system as Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactococcus plantarum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, Pediococcus pentosaceus and Weissella confusa. LAB strains produced a wide spectrum of enzymes. Some strains of LAB showed antagonistic properties against pathogenic strains. None of the strains produced biogenic amines in the method applied. This paper is the first report on the microbial composition, mostly lactic acid bacteria, of traditionally processed fish products of Eastern Himalayas.     

Technological characterization of the natural lactic acid bacteria of artisanal Turkish White Pickled cheese

The aim of this study was to characterize the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from White Pickled cheeses produced with traditional methods; and to improve the quality of cheesemaking with a selection of bacterial cultures from artisanal White cheeses. LAB were isolated and identified from 30 White Pickled cheese samples collected from various cities in Turkey. Also, the numbers of several microbial groups (total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, LAB, enterococci, coliforms, moulds and yeasts) of cheese samples were enumerated. Lactobacilli, lactococci and enterococci were the most abundant microbial groups. The numbers of Enterococcus and Lactobacillus isolates were higher than those of the other LAB. Enterococcus faecalis (24.43%), Enterococcus faecium (17.61%) and Lactobacillus fermentum (19.88%) isolates were the most frequently isolated species. Lactococcus strains showed the highest acidifying activity, followed by Enterococcus and Lactobacillus strains. Proteolytic activity of Enterococcus faecalis strains was higher than that of the other enterococci species, except Enterococcus avium strains. Within lactobacilli strains, the highest mean proteolytic activity was that of Lactobacillus bifermentans, Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus casei strains.     

生鲜肉制品沙门氏菌分离鉴定过程中的

目的 对不同种类的生鲜肉制品进行沙门氏菌检验, 了解沙门氏菌分离鉴定过程中出现的干扰菌种类和特性。方法 对25份生鲜肉制品进行沙门氏菌的分离鉴定, 通过生化试验和全自动微生物鉴定分析系统对出现的可疑菌进行鉴定。结果 在分离鉴定过程中, 干扰菌同沙门氏菌初步生化试验结果相似, 可疑率为79.5%; 鉴定出的干扰菌有奇异变形杆菌、弗氏柠檬酸杆菌、拉氏普罗威登斯菌、温和气单胞菌、嗜水气单胞菌、铜绿假单胞菌、海藻希瓦菌。结论 沙门氏菌分离鉴定过程中存在大量无法通过初步生化排除的干扰菌, 可结合ONPG试验及O多价血清试验进行排除; 鉴定出的干扰菌均为条件致病菌, 需引起重视, 开展其致病性研究。     

生鲜家畜肉类与水产鱼虾类物流过程中微生物菌相变化的研究进展

生鲜家畜肉类及水产鱼虾类物流过程中的腐败变质主要由微生物引起。随着分子生物学技术的快速发展,分子生态技术已成为研究生鲜家畜肉类及水产鱼虾类物流过程中微生物菌相变化的主要手段。引起生鲜家畜肉类及水产鱼虾类在物流过程中腐败变质的微生物也不断被发现。本文综述了生鲜家畜肉类及水产鱼虾类物流过程中常见微生物物种,包括肉食杆菌、乳酸菌、沙门氏菌属、假单胞菌属、明串珠菌属、热杀索丝菌、单增李斯特氏菌等细菌以及酵母菌、霉菌等真菌;介绍了2010年后多用于生鲜家畜肉类和水产鱼虾类菌相研究的分子生态技术,包括变性梯度凝胶电泳技术、末端限制性片段长度多态性技术、高通量测序技术和实时定量聚合酶链式反应技术,旨在为我国生鲜家畜肉类及水产鱼虾类的菌相研究提供参考。     

Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of lactic acid bacteria from retail fermented foods

One important safety criterion of using lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in food applications is to ensure that they do not carry transferable antimicrobial resistance (AR) determinants. In this study, 63 LAB belonging to six genera, Streptococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Enterococcus, Leuconostoc, and Pediococcus, were recovered from 28 retail fermented food products in Maryland, identified to species with 16S-23S rRNA spacer PCRs, and characterized for antimicrobial susceptibility against eight antimicrobials. Besides intrinsic resistance to ciprofloxacin or vancomycin in some lactobacilli, tetracycline resistance was observed in two Streptococcus thermophilus isolates from one cheese and one sour cream sample and was associated with the presence of a nonconjugative tet(S) gene. The results indicated a low level of AR among naturally occurring and starter LAB cultures in fermented dairy and meat products in the United States; therefore, the probability for foodborne LAB to serve as reservoirs of AR is low. Further studies involving a larger sample size are needed to assess the potential risk of AR gene transfer from LAB in fermented food products.     

Identification and antagonistic activity of lactic acid bacteria occurring in porcine blood from industrial slaughterhouses--a preliminary study

Ninety-seven lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from slaughterhouse porcine blood in order to select autochthonous LAB strains for use as biopreservatives of this by-product. They were identified by 16S rDNA sequencing; and their inhibition capacity was determined against four bacterial species frequently found in contaminated blood, i.e. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Bacillus spp. The taxonomic study showed an unexpected low diversity of LAB in blood, i.e. only 8 different species were found, from which just 4, i.e. Enterococcus raffinosus, Lactobacillus murinus, Lactobacillus reuteri and Lactococcus garvieae, amounted to more than 90% of all isolates. Inhibition tests in solid culture media proved that S. aureus and Bacillus spp. were inhibited by most LAB strains obtained from porcine blood. E. coli was the indicator less affected by the isolated LAB species. Several isolates efficiently inhibited the growth of all tested indicators.     

Combined effect of antimicrobial edible coatings with reduction of initial microbial load on the shelf-life of fresh hake (Merluccius merluccius) medallions

Two distinct strategies were combined to preserve fresh fish (Merluccius merluccius) under refrigeration at 4 °C for 12 days: (i) the application of an antimicrobial edible coating enriched with oregano essential oil (OEO) or carvacrol (CV) and (ii) the reduction of initial microbial load by good handling practise and the use of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). The action of antimicrobial coatings alone retarded the growth of Enterobacteriaceae, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and H₂S producing bacteria on fish samples. The reduction of initial microbial load by itself only affected the evolution of LAB, but not the rest of the bacterial groups. When using both techniques combined, edible antimicrobial coatings were significantly more effective with additional and significant delays in the growth of mesophilic, psychrotrophic and Pseudomonas bacteria. Thus, the use of both strategies combined resulted in a reduction of the counts of all bacterial groups after 12 days of storage which ranged from 1.5 log and 8 log, in Pseudomonas and H₂S producing bacteria, respectively. Moreover, no significant differences were observed when comparing the microbiological evolution of samples treated with OEO compared to those only treated with CV.     

Antagonistic intestinal microflora produces antimicrobial substance inhibitory to Pseudomonas species and other spoilage organisms

Chicken intestine harbors a vast number of bacterial strains. In the present study, antimicrobial substance produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of healthy chicken was detected, characterized, and purified. Based on 16S rRNA sequencing, the bacteria were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum vN. The antimicrobial substance produced by this bacterium was designated vN-1 and exhibited a broad-spectrum of activity against many important pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Erwinia amylovova. vN-1 was determined to be thermostable, insensitive to pH values ranging from 2.0 to 8.0, resistant to various organic solvents and to enzymatic inactivation. The inhibition kinetics displayed a bactericidal mode of action. This study revealed an antimicrobial substance with low molecular mass of less than 1 kDa as determined by ultrafiltration and having features not previously reported for LAB isolated from chicken intestines. The detection of this antimicrobial substance addresses an important aspect of biotechnological control agents of spoilage caused by Pseudomonas spp. and promises the possibility for preservation of refrigerated poultry meat. Practical Application: The newly characterized antimicrobial substance and designated as vN-1 may have the potential to be used in food preservation.     

Microflora of Feta cheese from four Greek manufacturers

The components of the microflora of four Feta cheeses, produced by different Greek manufacturers, were determined by culture dependent and independent techniques. Isolates from microbiological media were first grouped by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) and then representatives of each DGGE group were sequenced for identification purposes. DNA and RNA, extracted directly from the cheese, were subjected to PCR-DGGE. Moreover, Feta cheeses were subjected to FISH analysis in order to identify viable bacterial populations. The microbial ecology, as represented by the Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) and yeast populations, was different for the four cheeses. The main LAB species isolated were Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus coryniformis and Lactobacillus fermentum. However, some inconsistencies were observed between the results obtained with the culture dependent and the culture independent approach. In the case of the yeasts, the results obtained by PCR-DGGE compared very well with those obtained by the conventional microbiological analysis and the main species found were Kluyveromyces lactis, Pichia fermentans and C. zeylanoides. FISH analysis highlighted viable but not culturable populations of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactococcus spp. RAPD-PCR performed on the L. plantarum isolates revealed a cheese specific distribution and a temperature dependent clustering.     

基于Illumina MiSeq测序技术分析大鲵肉冷藏过程中微生物菌群演替规律

为探究大鲵肉冷藏过程中菌相组成及特定腐败微生物,对托盘包装大鲵肉不同冷藏时间（4 ℃,0、2、4、6、8 d）的挥发性盐基氮和菌落总数进行评价,在此基础上采用Illumina MiSeq测序技术探究其微生物菌群变化与多样性。结果表明,大鲵肉在冷藏过程中菌落总数和挥发性盐基氮呈上升趋势,分别在第6天和第8天超标。高通量测序结果显示,大鲵肉中微生物丰度随着冷藏时间的延长呈降低趋势。在门水平上进行群落组成分析,细菌的优势菌门从冷藏前期（0、2 d）的拟杆菌门、厚壁菌门逐渐转变为中（4 d）、后期（6、8 d）的变形菌门。在属水平上细菌的优势菌属从冷藏前期主要的拟杆菌属、Faecalibacterium逐渐转变为中、后期的假单胞菌属、气单胞菌属、Hafnia-Obesumbacterium、沙雷氏菌属。主坐标分析显示0-2、4、6、8 d之间微生物菌群差异较大,2 个主坐标叠加解释度达80.92%;LEfSe分析表明,引起大鲵肉各冷藏期差异显著的菌门主要为变形菌门、放线菌门、拟杆菌门、纤维杆菌门、厚壁菌门,菌属主要为假黄单胞菌属、Bauldia、沙雷氏菌属、不动杆菌属、气单胞菌属、假单胞菌属、ambiguous_taxa、Hafnia-Obesumbacterium、Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group、Prevotella_9、拟杆菌属、纤维杆菌属、毛螺菌属、Faecalibacterium、Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1。进化分析表明大鲵肉冷藏过程中微生物菌群演替与冷藏时间具有较强相关性。综合分析,引起冷藏期间大鲵肉腐败变质的微生物主要为假单胞菌属、气单胞菌属、Hafnia-Obesumbacterium和沙雷氏菌属。该研究为今后大鲵肉冷藏过程中靶向抑菌及货架期延长提供了参考。     

Method for reliable isolation of Lactobacillus sakei strains originating from Tunisian seafood and meat products

In Tunisia, several food products derived from meat or seafood are naturally processed, without any addition of bacterial starters. Such fermented, dried-cured, salted, or marinated products, as well as the raw meat or fish may thus provide a source to isolate the natural microflora colonizing such environments. We isolated lactic acid bacteria from a representative range of flesh-foods sold or manufactured in different parts of Tunisia, and selectively searched for Lactobacillus sakei, a lactic acid bacterium potentially useful as starter or protective culture. Eighty six (86) strains were isolated from various seafood (anchovy, sardine, sole, mullet, and octopus), or meat (pork, veal, beef, sheep, chicken, and turkey) products that were either fresh, or transformed by different traditional processes. Several methods were used in order to develop a rapid and reliable protocol for the direct identification of L. sakei. Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) classified the various isolates into 9 distinct groups. Search for the presence of the L. sakei specific katA gene indicated that all positive isolates were grouped in the same ARDRA group. Sequencing of 16S rDNA confirmed those isolates as L. sakei. Those 22 different L. sakei strains represent 25.6% of the total isolates, while other isolates found in the different ARDRA groups were tentatively ascribed to Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactococcus lactis/garviae, Enterococcus avium, Streptococcus parauberis, Hafnia alvei, Pediococcus pentosaceus, and Lactobacillus curvatus through 16S rDNA sequencing. A fast and reliable method to isolate and discriminate L. sakei from complex food environments is proposed.     

儿童肠道中乳酸菌的分离、鉴定及其降解3-甲基吲哚的功能研究

为研究从人体肠道分离、筛选的乳酸菌(lactic acid bacteria,LAB),其体外降解3-甲基吲哚的功能.采用MRS培养基从3～8岁健康儿童肠道中筛选乳酸菌,提取细菌总DNA,扩增16S rRNA序列,构建系统发育树.在以3-甲基吲哚为唯一碳源、氮源的无机盐培养基中胁迫培养乳酸菌,紫外分光光度计测定吸光度值...