Journal
FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 286-293Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.11.001
Keywords
Tuber aestivum; Tuber melanosporum; Peudomons; Enterobacteriaceae; Listeria monocytogenes
Funding
- Spanish Ministry for Education and Science [PET2007-09-C05-03]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the total mesophilic microorganisms, Pseudomonas genus. Enterobacteriaceae family, mold and yeast Counts and the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp on Tuber aesuvum and Tuber melanosporum ascocarps The results confirmed that the major percentage of the microorganisms, approximately 9 0 log ufc/g, were present in the peridium, the glebas of healthly truffles being practically free of microorganisms The predominant microbial group Was the Pseudomonas averaging 8 3 and 8.4 log cfu/g on T aestivum and T melanosporum whole ascocarps, respectively The Enterobacteriaceae also achieved high populations, especially in T aestivum truffles, with 6 3 log cfu/g Molds and yeasts never exceeded 5 0 log cfu/g The characterization of the isolates revealed that the fluorescens pseudomonads were the most prevalent Raoultella terrigena and Enterobacter intermedius were the dominant Enterobacteriaceae The identification Of the yeast isolates revealed five species Debaryomyces hansenn, Issatchenkia scutulata, Rhodotorula aurantiaca, Saccharomyces dairensis and Trichosporon beigeln subspecies A and B The inold genera detected in both Species Of truffles were Aspergillus. Cladosporium, Penicillium and Fusarium, Trichoderma being present only in T aestivum L monocytogenes was found in 10% of the samples of T aestivum analysed but Salmonella spp was not detected Knowledge of the microbial population in terms of possible food borne and pathogen microorganisms is very useful for establishing successful disinfection and storage methods to prolong the shelf-life of ascocarps of T aestivum and T melanosporum (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
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