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dc.contributor.authorMellor, G.
dc.contributor.authorBentley, J.
dc.contributor.authorDykes, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:38:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:38:50Z
dc.date.created2016-01-18T20:00:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationMellor, G. and Bentley, J. and Dykes, G. 2011. Evidence for a role of biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens in the spoilage of fresh aerobically stored chicken meat. Food Microbiology. 28 (5): pp. 1101-1104.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40008
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.fm.2011.02.003
dc.description.abstract

Fresh chicken meat is a fat-rich environment and we therefore hypothesised that production of biosurfactants to increase bioavailability of fats may represent one way in which spoilage bacteria might enhance the availability of nutrients. Numbers of Pseudomonas were determined on a total of 20 fresh and 20 spoiled chicken thighs with skin. A total of 400 randomly isolated Pseudomonas colonies from fresh (200) and spoiled (200) chicken were screened for the presence of biosurfactant production. Biosurfactant producing strains represented 5% and 72% of the Pseudomonas spp. isolates from fresh (mean count 2.3 log10 cfu g−1) and spoiled (mean count 7.4 log10 cfu g−1) chicken skin, respectively. Partially-purified biosurfactants derived from a subgroup of four Pseudomonasfluorescens strains obtained through the screening process were subsequently used to investigate the role that the addition of these compounds plays in the spoilage of aerobically stored chicken. Emulsification potential of the four selected biosurfactants was measured against a range of hydrocarbons and oils.All four biosurfactants displayed a greater ability to emulsify rendered chicken fat than hydrocarbons (paraffin liquid, toluene and hexane) and oils (canola, olive, sunflower and vegetable). Storage trials (4 °C) of chicken meat treated with the four selected biosurfactants revealed a significantly greater (P < 0.05) total aerobic count in biosurfactant treated samples, as compared to untreated samples on each day (0, 1, 2, 3) of storage. For biosurfactant treated samples the greatest increase in total aerobic count (1.3–1.7 log10 cfu g−1) occurred following one day of incubation. These results indicate that biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas spp. may play an important role in the spoilage of aerobically stored chicken meat by making nutrients more freely available and providing strains producing them with a competitive advantage.

dc.titleEvidence for a role of biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens in the spoilage of fresh aerobically stored chicken meat
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume28
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.startPage1101
dcterms.source.endPage1104
dcterms.source.issn0740-0020
dcterms.source.titleFood Microbiology
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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