When shredded or sliced carrots were inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes the number of viable listerias decreased rapidly. On carrot slices stored at 8 degrees C there was a decrease after 3 d followed by an increase, after 7 d, to numbers similar to those present initially. The numbers of spoilage micro-organisms increased throughout storage at 8 degrees C. Carrots macerated in a Stomacher Lab Blender also showed an antilisterial activity which resulted in a decrease in number of viable bacteria and in sublethal damage. The effect was shown by five carrot cultivars and acted on nine strains of L. monocytogenes and single strains of L. innocua, L. ivanovii, L. seeligeri, L. welshimeri. This antilisterial effect was heat-labile, was inactivated after a few hours at 4 degrees C or at 30 degrees C and was active over the pH range 5.8 to 7.0. Maceration of carrots in an Atomix blender for 1 min or in liquid nitrogen destroyed the antilisterial activity.
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出版者
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
其它主题
Growth & development; Food microbiology; Hydrogen-ion concentration; Colony count; Microbial
语言
英语
注释
2019-12-04
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-28
2026-02-03
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