ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Sprouts from nine producers were sampled from retail outlets and the microbial flora identified. Total aerobic plate counts were 108 cells/g; psychrotrophic counts were 107 cells/g; lactobacilli and fecal streptococci counts were low. Total coliforms and confirmed Klebsiella counts were each 106 cells/g. Fecal coliforms appeared to be part of the normal flora of sprouts (1,100 to 〈inlineGraphic alt="geqslant R: gt-or-equal, slanted" extraInfo="nonStandardEntity" href="urn:x-wiley:00221147:JFDS492:ges" location="ges.gif"/〉 240,000 MPN per 100g). These were primarily K. pneumoniae. Sixty-four percent of selected K. pneumoniae isolates were fecal coliform positive. The presence of K. pneumoniae in large numbers is a potential public health problem for people with decreased resistance.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb04083.x
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