ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
An evaluation of the microbial quality of 50 samples of frozen comminuted turkey meat purchased at retail markets revealed the following mean levels of contamination per gram; standard plate count, 9.4 × 107; psychrotrophic plate count, 2.4 × 107; coliform plate and MPN counts, 47 and 110, respectively; Escherichia coli plate and MPN counts, 32 and 93, respectively; Staphylococcus aureus MPN, 6; and fecal streptococci, 180. Sulrnonella sp. were isolated from 38% of samples while Clostridium perfringens was isolated from 20%. Various species of primarily mesophilic aerobic gram-positive and gram-negative organisms were isolated and identified. The results of this study indicate that this product carries a dense and diverse microbial load.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1977.tb14492.x
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