abstract：:An interlaboratory trial was made, by three analysts in each of the 19 laboratories, of three International Standards Organisation (ISO) colony count methods for aerobic organisms (ACC), Enterobacteriaceae (ECC) and Escherichia coli (EcCC). All tests were done in duplicate and were further replicated by plating both o...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Jarvis B,Hedges AJ,Corry JE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An antibody ELISA test and a PCR method for identifying the risk of Salmonella contamination were compared in a field study on the same lots of animals in a slaughterhouse. The results were compared to investigations carried out on two farms with different prevalences of Salmonella antibody-positive animals. Salmonell...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Nowak B,von Müffling T,Chaunchom S,Hartung J

更新日期：2007-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oil extracted from the leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides Linn. (Chenopodiaceae) was tested against the aflatoxigenic strain of test fungus Aspergillus flavus Link. The oil completely inhibited the mycelial growth at 100 microg/ml. The oil exhibited broad fungitoxic spectrum against Aspergillus niger, Asperg...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Kumar R,Mishra AK,Dubey NK,Tripathi YB

更新日期：2007-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we report the development and application of a Multiple-Locus Variable number of tandem repeat Analysis (MLVA) strategy for subtyping Listeria monocytogenes. Genome profiles of a collection of forty-five food-borne L. monocytogenes isolates were compared using MLVA. These isolates were obtained as part o...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Murphy M,Corcoran D,Buckley JF,O'Mahony M,Whyte P,Fanning S

更新日期：2007-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstituted infant formula has been implicated in outbreaks of Enterobacter sakazakii infections, causing high mortality and serious sequelae. Current prevention methods appear to be insufficient to ensure that such foods are free of E. sakazakii. In this study, the usefulness of bacteriophages for biocontrol of E. ...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Kim KP,Klumpp J,Loessner MJ

更新日期：2007-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a novel method of measuring the contamination of raw foods with airborne bacteria during primary processing. To demonstrate the approach, this study aimed to quantify the role of airborne bacteria in the contamination of broiler chicken carcasses undergoing processing in an evisceration room. Sett...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Burfoot D,Whyte RT,Tinker DB,Hall K,Allen VM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several model types have already been developed to describe the boundary between growth and no growth conditions. In this article two types were thoroughly studied and compared, namely (i) the ordinary (linear) logistic regression model, i.e., with a polynomial on the right-hand side of the model equation (type I) and...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Gysemans KP,Bernaerts K,Vermeulen A,Geeraerd AH,Debevere J,Devlieghere F,Van Impe JF

更新日期：2007-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The ochratoxin A (OTA) content of 30 samples of licorice root and derived products (licorice-confectionery, licorice block, and licorice extract) was analyzed by a standard HPLC-fluorescence technique and confirmed by methyl-ester formation. All analyzed samples of licorice and derived products were found to contain o...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Ariño A,Herrera M,Estopañan G,Juan T

更新日期：2007-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A new bacteriophage (phage ggg) and its host, Leuconostoc gelidum LRC-BD, were isolated from vacuum-packaged pork loins. Homogenates of pork loin tissue were enriched with L. gelidum LRC-BD to isolate phages. Cultural, biochemical and genetic methods were used to compare L. gelidum LRC-BD and the type strain, L. gelid...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Greer GG,Dilts BD,Ackermann HW

更新日期：2007-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the natural occurrence of deoxynivalenol (DON) in barley harvested in Uruguay from 1996 to 2002 was conducted. A total of 292 samples were analyzed for DON by an immunochemical method using inmunoaffinity columns and fluorimetric detection. Between 26 and 100% of the samples were positive for DON while mea...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Pan D,Bonsignore F,Rivas F,Perera G,Bettucci L

更新日期：2007-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni is a frequently detected food-borne pathogenic bacterium. Clinical cases are mostly sporadic but campylobacteriosis can have serious consequences, such as the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome as well as diarrheal diseases. We examined 265 retail raw chickens from Korean markets for the prese...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Han K,Jang SS,Choo E,Heu S,Ryu S

更新日期：2007-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The epiphytic bacterium Rahnella aquatilis, isolated from fruit and leaves of apples, was tested for antagonistic properties against Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea on Red Delicious apple fruit. In "in vitro" assays, this bacterium inhibited completely the germination of P. expansum and B. cinerea spores, bu...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Calvo J,Calvente V,de Orellano ME,Benuzzi D,Sanz de Tosetti MI

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum PH04 was isolated from infant feces and tested positive for bile/acid tolerance and bile salt hydrolase activity. It was evaluated as a potential probiotic with cholesterol-lowering effect. Bile salt hydrolase activity was nine times greater in stationary phase than in exponential...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Nguyen TD,Kang JH,Lee MS

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Laribacter hongkongensis, a recently discovered bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis, has been found in the intestines of freshwater fish. To better understand the epidemiology and ecology of the bacterium, we carried out a surveillance study to investigate possible seasonal variation in the re...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Lau SK,Woo PC,Fan RY,Lee RC,Teng JL,Yuen KY

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriocinogenic bacteria have been proposed to protect food products from Listeria contamination as bioprotective cultures. Lactobacillus sakei 2512 was demonstrated to inhibit the growth of Listeria on sliced cooked ham by challenge test. A liquid medium simulating ham, BHI5L200, was designed in order to select bio...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Héquet A,Laffitte V,Simon L,De Sousa-Caetano D,Thomas C,Fremaux C,Berjeaud JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, our purpose was to molecular characterize Lactobacillus strains isolated from naturally fermented sausages, produced in three different processing plants in continental Greece, in order to investigate the differences of strains coming from different producing areas. Three-hundred and thirty eight strain...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Rantsiou K,Drosinos EH,Gialitaki M,Metaxopoulos I,Comi G,Cocolin L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of sugars relevant for sourdough fermentation (i.e. glucose, fructose, maltose, and sucrose) on the kinetics of the bacteriocin-producing Lactobacillus amylovorus DCE 471 strain were assessed. The sugars were applied solely or in combination in a sourdough simulation medium during batch fermentations at te...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Leroy F,De Winter T,Adriany T,Neysens P,De Vuyst L

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The food industry, under the regulation of the Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF) in the Republic of Ireland, is required to undertake all microbiological testing in relation to zoonoses control, in laboratories approved by DAF. These laboratories submit a monthly report of all tests undertaken, together with al...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Jordan E,Egan J,Dullea C,Ward J,McGillicuddy K,Murray G,Murphy A,Bradshaw B,Leonard N,Rafter P,McDowell S

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic potentials of twenty-two medicinal herb species traditionally used in Korea to treat gastrointestinal infections were evaluated for the treatment of salmonellosis. Candidates were primarily screened using the disk-agar method for antibacterial activity against three different Salmonella serotypes. Of t...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Lee MH,Kwon HA,Kwon DY,Park H,Sohn DH,Kim YC,Eo SK,Kang HY,Kim SW,Lee JH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus carbonarius, the primary OTA-producing species in Australia, was inoculated onto the surface of Chardonnay and Shiraz bunches at pre-bunch closure, veraison and pre-harvest during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. Mean A. carbonarius counts decreased between pre-bunch closure and veraison, and increased bet...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Leong SL,Hocking AD,Scott ES

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial effects of spices and herbs from 18 plant species were examined on a foodborne pathogen, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, with the use of combinations of temperatures and nutrient levels. Basil, clove, garlic, horseradish, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, and thyme exhibited antibacterial activities at incubatio...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Yano Y,Satomi M,Oikawa H

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum RBL 71 as a probiotic against enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection was studied using a murine model. BALB/c mice were fed the probiotic for 7 days before or after single challenge with E. coli O157:H7. Fecal B. thermacidophilum RBL 71 and E. coli O1...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Gagnon M,Kheadr EE,Dabour N,Richard D,Fliss I

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Indigenous lactic acid fermented foods may have potential as probiotic treatment for diarrhoea, due to high levels of lactic acid bacteria. In this study the effect of a millet drink, spontaneously fermented by lactic acid bacteria, as a therapeutic agent among Ghanaian children with diarrhoea, was assessed. Children ...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Lei V,Friis H,Michaelsen KF

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of six strains of Pichia anomala, four strains of Pichia kluyveri and two strains of Hanseniaspora uvarum predominant during coffee processing to produce polygalacturonase (PG), pectin esterase (PE) and pectin lyase (PL) in yeast polygalacturonic acid medium (YPA) and in coffee broth (CB) was studied. For ...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Masoud W,Jespersen L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of Clostridium botulinum types A, B, E, and/or F in pig intestinal samples, different PCR-based methods were compared using artificially contaminated faeces. The methods included a multiplex PCR targeted to botulinum neurotoxin genes A, B, E, and F or a nested PCR targeted to toxin genes B,...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Myllykoski J,Nevas M,Lindström M,Korkeala H

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify a potential surrogate to describe the radiation sensitivity of the most common pathogens encountered in fruits. Three pathogens: Escherichia coli O157:H7 933, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 51414, and Salmonella Poona, and five non-pathogens: E. coli K-12 MG1655, Listeria innocua See...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Rodriguez O,Castell-Perez ME,Ekpanyaskun N,Moreira RG,Castillo A

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157:H7 or E. coli O26, which were AS (antibiotic sensitive), AR (laboratory created antibiotic resistant mutants), or naturally MAR (multi-antibiotic resistant), were inoculated into laboratory media, yoghurt or orange juice and their growth/survival monitored during enrichment at 37 degrees C or sto...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Duffy G,Walsh C,Blair IS,McDowell DA

更新日期：2006-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Unidentified heterofermentative lactic acid bacterium (LAB) isolates detected earlier in vacuum or modified atmosphere (MA) packaged "Morcilla de Burgos", a Spanish cooked meat product, were identified in the present study. In the previous study, these strains had been studied by numerical analysis of HindIII RFLP- an...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Koort J,Coenye T,Santos EM,Molinero C,Jaime I,Rovira J,Vandamme P,Björkroth J

更新日期：2006-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we develop a maximum likelihood estimation procedure for determining the mean and variance in microbial population size from microbial population measurements subject to a detection limit. Existing estimation methods generally set non-detectable measurements equal to the detection limit and are highly bi...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Shorten PR,Pleasants AB,Soboleva TK

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inactivation of Salmonella Senftenberg 775W by ultrasonic waves (20 kHz, 117 microm) under pressure (175 kPa) treatments at sublethal (manosonication; MS) and lethal temperatures (manothermosonication; MTS) in media of different water activities has been investigated. Heat decimal reduction time values increased u...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Alvarez I,Mañas P,Virto R,Condón S

更新日期：2006-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Antagonistic yeasts were isolated from the epiphytic flora associated with grape berries cv. Negroamaro and identified at species level using molecular methods. A total of 144 yeast isolates were tested in a preliminary screening on agar to select isolates showing a killer activity against Aspergillus carbonarius and ...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Bleve G,Grieco F,Cozzi G,Logrieco A,Visconti A

更新日期：2006-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality changes of strawberries during storage can be caused both by microbiological and physiological processes. There is little known about the possible contribution of microbiological processes to the quality degradation of strawberries. In this study, quality of strawberries during storage was evaluated by analyti...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Ragaert P,Devlieghere F,Loos S,Dewulf J,Van Langenhove H,Foubert I,Vanrolleghem PA,Debevere J

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 248 strains of predominant lactobacilli isolated during the manufacture and ripening of artisanal Manchego cheeses obtained from two dairies were obtained and the genetic diversity of 197 investigated using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR). 51 isolates could not be lysed and were therefore not ge...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Sánchez I,Seseña S,Poveda JM,Cabezas L,Palop L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the use of PFGE and single enzyme AFLP techniques for the determination of the genetic relationships between Staphyloccocus aureus isolates from human, bovine, ovine and food related sources and reports the prevalence of 'classic' (sea to see) and 'new' (seg, seh, sei, sej, sem, sen and seo) staph...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Boerema JA,Clemens R,Brightwell G

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fermentation of rye dough is often accompanied with an increase in folate content. In this study, three sourdough yeasts, Candida milleri CBS 8195, Saccharomyces cerevisiae TS 146, and Torulaspora delbrueckii TS 207; a control, baker's yeast S. cerevisiae ALKO 743; and four Lactobacillus spp., L. acidophilus TSB 262, ...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Kariluoto S,Aittamaa M,Korhola M,Salovaara H,Vahteristo L,Piironen V

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salting and smoking are ancient processes for fish preservation. The effects of salt and phenolic smoke compounds on the growth rate of L. monocytogenes in cold-smoked salmon were investigated through physico-chemical analyses, challenge tests on surface of cold-smoked salmon at 4 degrees C and 8 degrees C, and a surv...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Cornu M,Beaufort A,Rudelle S,Laloux L,Bergis H,Miconnet N,Serot T,Delignette-Muller ML

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mytilus galloprovincialis is one of the most commonly consumed of all bivalve molluscs. The consumption of raw bivalve molluscs has caused outbreaks of food poisoning due to Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. This paper reports the results of a survey on the presence of V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus f...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Normanno G,Parisi A,Addante N,Quaglia NC,Dambrosio A,Montagna C,Chiocco D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shelf life of minimally processed vegetables is often calculated by using the kinetic parameters of Gompertz equation as modified by Zwietering et al. [Zwietering, M.H., Jongenburger, F.M., Roumbouts, M., van't Riet, K., 1990. Modelling of the bacterial growth curve. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 56, 1875-188...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Corbo MR,Del Nobile MA,Sinigaglia M

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 45 Escherichia coli O157 isolates from cattle feces, which were collected between May 2000 and September 2003 in Korea, 32 were resistant to at least 1 antibiotic and 28 were resistant to 4 or more antibiotics, with 32, 30 and 30 of the isolates being resistant to streptomycin, tetracycline and sulfisoxazole, respe...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： You JY,Moon BM,Oh IG,Baek BK,Li LG,Kim BS,Stein BD,Lee JH

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional cereal-based fermented foods are frequently used as complementary foods for infants and young children in Africa. This is the case for ben-saalga, a popular fermented gruel produced from pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) in Burkina Faso. Detailed knowledge of traditional processing is a prerequisite for in...

journal_title：International journal of food microbiology

authors： Tou EH,Guyot JP,Mouquet-Rivier C,Rochette I,Counil E,Traoré AS,Trèche S

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00