Biodiversity of indigenous staphylococci of naturally fermented dry sausages and manufacturing environments of small-scale processing units |
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Authors: | Sabine Leroy Philippe GiammarinaroJean-Paul Chacornac Isabelle LebertRégine Talon |
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Affiliation: | INRA, UR 454 Microbiologie, F-63122 Saint-Genès Champanelle, France |
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Abstract: | The staphylococcal community of the environments of nine French small-scale processing units and their naturally fermented meat products was identified by analyzing 676 isolates. Fifteen species were accurately identified using validated molecular methods. The three prevalent species were Staphylococcus equorum (58.4%), Staphylococcus saprophyticus (15.7%) and Staphylococcus xylosus (9.3%). S. equorum was isolated in all the processing units in similar proportion in meat and environmental samples. S. saprophyticus was also isolated in all the processing units with a higher percentage in environmental samples. S. xylosus was present sporadically in the processing units and its prevalence was higher in meat samples. The genetic diversity of the strains within the three species isolated from one processing unit was studied by PFGE and revealed a high diversity for S. equorum and S. saprophyticus both in the environment and the meat isolates. The genetic diversity remained high through the manufacturing steps. A small percentage of the strains of the two species share the two ecological niches. These results highlight that some strains, probably introduced by the meat, will persist in the manufacturing environment, while other strains are more adapted to the meat products. |
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Keywords: | Staphylococcus Fermented sausages Manufacturing environment Species diversity Genetic diversity |
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