Microbial dynamics during shelf-life of industrial Ricotta cheese and identification of a Bacillus strain as a cause of a pink discolouration

被引：27

作者：

Sattin, E. ^{[1
]}

Andreani, N. A. ^{[2
]}

Carraro, L. ^{[2
]}

Fasolato, L. ^{[2
]}

Balzan, S. ^{[2
]}

Novelli, E. ^{[2
]}

Squartini, A. ^{[3
]}

Telatin, A. ^{[1
]}

Simionati, B. ^{[1
]}

Cardazzo, B. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] BMR Genom, Via Redipuglia 21a, Padua, Italy

[2] Univ Padua, Dept Comparat Biomed & Food Sci, Viale Univ 16, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy

[3] Univ Padua, Dept Agron Food Nat Resources Anim Environm DAFNA, Viale Univ 16, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy

来源：

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY | 2016年 / 57卷

关键词：

Ricotta; Shelf-life; Microbial community; Spore forming bacteria; Pink discolouration; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA; FOOD; PIGMENT; MILK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.fm.2015.12.009

中图分类号：

Q81 [生物工程学（生物技术）]; Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Dairy products are perishable and have to be preserved from spoilage during the food chain to achieve the desired shelf-life. Ricotta is a typical Italian soft dairy food produced by heat coagulation of whey proteins and is considered to be a light and healthy product. The shelf-life of Ricotta could be extended, as required by the international food trade market; however, heat resistant microflora causes spoilage and poses issues regarding the safety of the product. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) applied to the Ricotta samples defined the composition of the microbial community in-depth during the shelf-life. The analysis demonstrated the predominance of spore-forming bacteria throughout the shelf-life, mostly belonging to Bacillus, Paenibacillus and Clostridium genera. A strain involved in spoilage and causing a pink discolouration of Ricotta was isolated and characterised as Bacillus mycoides/weihenstephanensis. This is the first report of a food discolouration caused by a toxigenic strain belonging to the Bacillus cereus group that resulted the predominant strain in the community of the defective ricotta. These results suggest that the processing of raw materials to eliminate spores and residual microflora could be essential for improving the quality and the safety of the product and to extend the shelf-life of industrial Ricotta. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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