Date Available
11-20-2017
Year of Publication
2017
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Animal and Food Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Melissa Morgan
Abstract
A challenge study to validate a 5 log10 CFU/g reduction of non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in dry fermented sausage (DFS) was performed. A 4.49 ± 0.474 log10 CFU/g was achieved over two trials. The results indicated that the process was not effective in reducing the pathogen to the level required of most pathogens by the USDA.
Lactobacillus salivarius L28 (L28) was screened in vitro for the ability to inhibit STEC utilizing the paper disk diffusion method. This strain is a known bacteriocin producer. The results revealed that L28 would be a good candidate for use as a protective culture as large zones of inhibition were noted against the STEC. No zones of inhibition were noted against the commercial starter culture; therefore, it would not adversely impact the quality of the DFS.
The supplementary L28 strain was added to a commercial starter culture to provide an additional hurdle in the protection against STEC. The sausage trial showed the additional strain did not offer a significant difference in reduction of the pathogen (p > 0.05). Further study will be required before L28 could be considered for use as a bioprotective culture.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.441
Recommended Citation
Collins, Kathy Flynt, "THE USE OF LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS L28 AS A BIOPROTECTIVE CULTURE IN DRY FERMENTED SAUSAGES" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--Animal and Food Sciences. 78.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/animalsci_etds/78