ISSN:
1745-4581
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The total aerobic flora of seafish flesh is weakly halophilic, and requires on average 1.38% NaCl according to statistical studies. Enumeration is optimal on tryptone soya agar or on NaCl supplemented plate count agar (-H2S), incubated at 20 and 25C, respectively. Plate count agar (-H2S) was selected because it can also be used for enumeration of hydrogen sulfide-producing bacteria by degradation of sulfur-containing proteins, which are abundant in fish The models employed are sigmoidal. The initial bioburden is too great for there to be a lag phase during storage in ice at 0C. The models show that when the total aerobic microflora count exceeds 100,000 cfu/g, whole or filleted fish stored on ice at 0C are unfit for consumption.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1998.tb00181.x
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