ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
: To identify bacteria associated with spoilage in oysters, changes in both the load and composition of the bacterial community occurring in storage were followed. Oyster spoilage was accompanied by a 100-fold increase in the number of CFU. Molecular analysis revealed that a large proportion of the bacteria present in spoiled oysters possessed an intergenic 16S-23S rDNA spacer of approximately 400 bp. A spacer with the same size was also found in spoiled oysters of different origin and dates of harvest. The bacterial strains containing this spacer may constitute a common cause of the oyster spoilage. These strains were salt-dependent marine Pseudoalteromonas species and were probably present in oysters before harvest.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2002.tb09544.x
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