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Loiola Nunes F, Sirqueira Mendonça JK, Pereira Dias B, Ribeiro da Silva EP, Teles Aguiar N, Ferreira Dos Santos AJ, Muller Conti AC, Alcindo Alfieri A, Ribeiro-Júnior JC. Microbiological Quality and Safety of Brazilian Mozzarella Cheese During Production Stages. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2024. [PMID: 38603588 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2023.0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
This study assessed the microbiological quality and safety of mozzarella during various production stages in northern Tocantins, Brazil, by identifying critical biological points in the industrial environment within a tropical climatic region. Batches of mozzarella were evaluated, from raw milk to primary packaging, with a shelf life of 120 d at 4°C. Indicator microorganisms were quantified, and through microbiological and biomolecular approaches, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes were identified. In addition, the toxigenic potential of coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) was characterized. Results indicated that the raw milk used for mozzarella production had low microbiological quality; pasteurization of raw milk effectively eliminated all identified pathogens and reduced microbiological counts (p > 0.05). An increase in bacterial counts (>2 log colony-forming unit [CFU]/g) and recontamination with Salmonella spp. and CPS, which potentially produce staphylococcal enterotoxin B, were observed during milk coagulation and curd draining. Stretching of the fermented curd reduced the enterobacteria, total coliforms, and Escherichia coli median values by 2.56, 2.64, and 2.3 log CFU/mL, respectively. Similarly, brining the pieces by immersion reduced the quantity of enterobacteria and total coliforms by 2.3 and 1.6 log CFU/mL, respectively. Of interest, in the freshly finished product, Salmonella spp. was present but L. monocytogenes was absent; however, after the shelf-life period, L. monocytogenes was present but Salmonella spp. was absent. Considering the environmental conditions that can promote the multiplication and preservation of pathogens and spoilage of dairy products in tropical climates, it is necessary to review operational hygiene procedures, particularly in milk coagulation vats and fermentation tables. This will ensure the production of high-quality mozzarella cheese with a reduced consumption risk.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Loiola Nunes
- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Food Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Food Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Food Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Food Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Food Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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- Animal Science Department, Biostatistics Section, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Molecular Biology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology for the Dairy Production Chain (INCT-Leite), Food Microbiology Laboratory, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins, Araguaína, Brazil
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Vasiliauskaite A, Mileriene J, Kasparaviciene B, Aleksandrovas E, Songisepp E, Rud I, Axelsson L, Muizniece-Brasava S, Ciprovica I, Paskevicius A, Aksomaitiene J, Gabinaitiene A, Uljanovas D, Baliukoniene V, Lutter L, Malakauskas M, Serniene L. Screening for Antifungal Indigenous Lactobacilli Strains Isolated from Local Fermented Milk for Developing Bioprotective Fermentates and Coatings Based on Acid Whey Protein Concentrate for Fresh Cheese Quality Maintenance. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030557. [PMID: 36985131 PMCID: PMC10054584 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
Abstract
The demand for healthy foods without artificial food additives is constantly increasing. Hence, natural food preservation methods using bioprotective cultures could be an alternative to chemical preservatives. Thus, the main purpose of this work was to screen the indigenous lactobacilli isolated from fermented cow milk for their safety and antifungal activity to select the safe strain with the strongest fungicidal properties for the development of bioprotective acid whey protein concentrate (AWPC) based fermentates and their coatings intended for fresh cheese quality maintenance. Therefore, 12 lactobacilli strains were isolated and identified from raw fermented cow milk as protective cultures. The safety of the stains was determined by applying antibiotic susceptibility, haemolytic and enzymatic evaluation. Only one strain, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei A11, met all safety requirements and demonstrated a broad spectrum of antifungal activity in vitro. The strain was cultivated in AWPC for 48 h and grew well (biomass yield 8 log10 cfu mL−1). L. paracasei A11 AWPC fermentate was used as a vehicle for protective culture in the development of pectin-AWPC-based edible coating. Both the fermentate and coating were tested for their antimicrobial properties on fresh acid-curd cheese. Coating with L. paracasei A11 strain reduced yeast and mould counts by 1.0–1.5 log10 cfu mL−1 (p ≤ 0.001) during cheese storage (14 days), simultaneously preserving its flavour and prolonging the shelf life for six days.
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- Agne Vasiliauskaite
- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, P.O. Box 210, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, P.O. Box 210, NO-1431 Ås, Norway
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- Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Rigas Str. 22A, LV-3002 Jelgava, Latvia
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- Faculty of Food Technology, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Rigas Str. 22A, LV-3002 Jelgava, Latvia
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- Laboratory of Biodeterioration, Research Nature Research Centre, Akademijos Str. 2, LT-08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- BioCC OÜ, Riia 181A-233, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilzes Str. 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Borges F, Briandet R, Callon C, Champomier-Vergès MC, Christieans S, Chuzeville S, Denis C, Desmasures N, Desmonts MH, Feurer C, Leroi F, Leroy S, Mounier J, Passerini D, Pilet MF, Schlusselhuber M, Stahl V, Strub C, Talon R, Zagorec M. Contribution of omics to biopreservation: Toward food microbiome engineering. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:951182. [PMID: 35983334 PMCID: PMC9379315 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.951182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Biopreservation is a sustainable approach to improve food safety and maintain or extend food shelf life by using beneficial microorganisms or their metabolites. Over the past 20 years, omics techniques have revolutionised food microbiology including biopreservation. A range of methods including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and meta-omics derivatives have highlighted the potential of biopreservation to improve the microbial safety of various foods. This review shows how these approaches have contributed to the selection of biopreservation agents, to a better understanding of the mechanisms of action and of their efficiency and impact within the food ecosystem. It also presents the potential of combining omics with complementary approaches to take into account better the complexity of food microbiomes at multiple scales, from the cell to the community levels, and their spatial, physicochemical and microbiological heterogeneity. The latest advances in biopreservation through omics have emphasised the importance of considering food as a complex and dynamic microbiome that requires integrated engineering strategies to increase the rate of innovation production in order to meet the safety, environmental and economic challenges of the agri-food sector.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR 545 Fromage, Aurillac, France
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- ACTALIA, Pôle d’Expertise Analytique, Unité Microbiologie Laitière, La Roche sur Foron, France
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- IFIP, Institut de la Filière Porcine, Le Rheu, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Univ Brest, Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, Plouzané, France
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- Qualisud, Univ Montpellier, Avignon Université, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Université de La Réunion, Montpellier, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, MEDIS, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Evangelista AG, Danielski GM, Corrêa JAF, Cavalari CMDA, Souza IR, Luciano FB, Macedo REFD. Carnobacterium as a bioprotective and potential probiotic culture to improve food quality, food safety, and human health - a scoping review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 63:6946-6959. [PMID: 35156482 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2038079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It is well-known that some bacteria can promote human and animal health. Bacteria of the genus Carnobacterium, while underexplored, have demonstrated significant probiotic and bioprotective potential. In this review, the recent scientific advances in this area are discussed. There are several requirements for a strain to be considered a probiotic or bioprotective agent, including the absence of antimicrobial resistance and the ability to colonize the gastrointestinal tract. Several researchers have reported such features in Carnobacterium bacteria, especially with regard to the production of antimicrobial substances. Research into animal production has advanced, especially in the aquaculture field, wherein inhibitory activity has been demonstrated against several important pathogens (for example Vibrio), and improvement in zootechnical indexes is evident. With respect to human health-related applications, research is still in the early stages. However, excellent in vitro results against pathogens, such as Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, have been reported. Carnobacterium bacteria have been assessed for a variety of applications in food, including direct application to the matrix and application to smart packaging, with proven effectiveness against Listeria monocytogenes. However, there is a lack of in vivo studies on Carnobacterium applications, which hinders its applications in various industries despite its high potential.
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- Graduate Program in Animal Science, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Undergraduate Program in Agronomy, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Undergraduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Sameli N, Samelis J. Growth and Biocontrol of Listeria monocytogenes in Greek Anthotyros Whey Cheese without or with a Crude Enterocin A-B-P Extract: Interactive Effects of the Native Spoilage Microbiota during Vacuum-Packed Storage at 4 °C. Foods 2022; 11:foods11030334. [PMID: 35159485 PMCID: PMC8834202 DOI: 10.3390/foods11030334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Effective biopreservation measures are needed to control the growth of postprocess Listeria monocytogenes contamination in fresh whey cheeses stored under refrigeration. This study assessed growth and biocontrol of inoculated (3 log10 CFU/g) L. monocytogenes in vacuum-packed, fresh (1-day-old) or ‘aged’ (15-day-old) Anthotyros whey cheeses, without or with 5% of a crude enterocin A-B-P extract (CEntE), during storage at 4 °C. Regardless of CEntE addition, the pathogen increased by an average of 2.0 log10 CFU/g in fresh cheeses on day 15. Gram-negative spoilage bacteria also increased by an average of 2.5 log10 CFU/g. However, from day 15 to the sell-by date (days 35–40), L. monocytogenes growth ceased, and progressively, the populations of the pathogen declined in most cheeses. This was due to an unmonitored, batch-dependent natural acidification by spoilage lactic acid bacteria, predominantly Leuconostoc mesenteroides, which reduced the cheese pH to 5.5, and finally to ≤5.0. The pH reductions and associated declines in pathogen viability were greater in the CEntE-treated samples within each batch. L. monocytogenes failed to grow in cheeses previously ‘aged’ in retail for 15 days. Overall, high population levels (>7.5 log10 CFU/g) of psychrotrophic Enterobacteriaceae, particularly Hafnia alvei, were associated with an extended growth and increased survival of L. monocytogenes during storage.
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Assessment of the Spoilage Microbiota during Refrigerated (4 °C) Vacuum-Packed Storage of Fresh Greek Anthotyros Whey Cheese without or with a Crude Enterocin A-B-P-Containing Extract. Foods 2021; 10:foods10122946. [PMID: 34945498 PMCID: PMC8701269 DOI: 10.3390/foods10122946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Although fresh whey cheeses are prone to rapid deterioration, mainly by psychrotrophic Gram-negative bacteria and lactic acid bacteria (LAB), data on the specific spoilage species in traditional Greek whey cheeses are scarce. Therefore, this study quantified growth and characterized the primary spoilage bacteria in fresh Anthotyros whey cheeses stored at 4 °C in a vacuum for 40 days, without or with an added 5% (v/w) of an enterocin A-B-P crude extract (CEntE). Psychrotrophic Pseudomonas spp., Aeromonas spp., Hafnia spp. and Serratia spp. grew faster than LAB during early storage. However, LAB outgrew the Gram-negative bacteria and prevailed by mid to late storage in all cheese batches, causing a strong or milder batch-dependent natural acidification. Two major non-slime-producing and two minor biotypes of Leuconostoc-like bacteria, all identified as Leuconostoc mesenteroides by 16S rRNA sequencing, dominated the LAB association (76.7%), which also included four subdominant Carnobacterium maltaromaticum biotypes (10.9%), one Leuconostoc lactis biotype (3.3%) and few Lactococcus (1.6%), mesophilic Lactobacillus (0.8%) and Enterococcus (0.8%). Growth and distribution of LAB and Gram-negative species were strongly batch-dependent and plant-dependent. The CEntE neither retarded growth nor altered the whey cheese spoilage association but enhanced LAB growth and the declines of Gram-negative bacteria by late storage.
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Mayo B, Rodríguez J, Vázquez L, Flórez AB. Microbial Interactions within the Cheese Ecosystem and Their Application to Improve Quality and Safety. Foods 2021; 10:602. [PMID: 33809159 PMCID: PMC8000492 DOI: 10.3390/foods10030602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The cheese microbiota comprises a consortium of prokaryotic, eukaryotic and viral populations, among which lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are majority components with a prominent role during manufacturing and ripening. The assortment, numbers and proportions of LAB and other microbial biotypes making up the microbiota of cheese are affected by a range of biotic and abiotic factors. Cooperative and competitive interactions between distinct members of the microbiota may occur, with rheological, organoleptic and safety implications for ripened cheese. However, the mechanistic details of these interactions, and their functional consequences, are largely unknown. Acquiring such knowledge is important if we are to predict when fermentations will be successful and understand the causes of technological failures. The experimental use of "synthetic" microbial communities might help throw light on the dynamics of different cheese microbiota components and the interplay between them. Although synthetic communities cannot reproduce entirely the natural microbial diversity in cheese, they could help reveal basic principles governing the interactions between microbial types and perhaps allow multi-species microbial communities to be developed as functional starters. By occupying the whole ecosystem taxonomically and functionally, microbiota-based cultures might be expected to be more resilient and efficient than conventional starters in the development of unique sensorial properties.
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- Baltasar Mayo
- Departamento de Microbiología y Bioquímica, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias (IPLA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Paseo Río Linares s/n, 33300 Villaviciosa, Spain; (J.R.); (L.V.); (A.B.F.)
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