Characterization of spoilage bacteria in pork sausage by PCR–DGGE analysis

dc.creatorFrancesca Silva DIAS
dc.creatorCíntia Lacerda RAMOS
dc.creatorRosane Freitas SCHWAN
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:21:08Z
dc.descriptionTo investigate microbial diversity and identify spoilage bacteria in fresh pork sausages during storage, twelve industrial pork sausages of different trademarks were stored at 4 °C for 0, 14, 28 and 42 days, 80% relative humidity and packaged in sterile plastic bags. Microbiological analysis was performed. The pH and water activity (aw) were measured. The culture-independent method performed was the Polymerase Chain Reaction - Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). The culture-dependent method showed that the populations of mesophilic bacteria and Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) increased linearly over storage time. At the end of the storage time, the average population of microorganisms was detected, in general, at the level of 5 log cfu g–1. A significant (P < 0.005) increase was observed in pH and aw values at the end of the storage time. The PCR-DGGE allowed a rapid identification of dominant communities present in sausages. PCR-DGGE discriminated 15 species and seven genera of bacteria that frequently constitute the microbiota in sausage products. The most frequent spoilage bacteria identified in the sausages were Lactobacillus sakei and Brochothrix thermosphacta. The identification of dominant communities present in fresh pork sausages can help in the choice of the most effective preservation method for extending the product shelf-life.
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dc.identifier0101-2061
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=395940117013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/458775
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3959
dc.rightsCiência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
dc.sourceCiência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.33
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleCharacterization of spoilage bacteria in pork sausage by PCR–DGGE analysis
dc.typeartículo científico

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