ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
SUMMARY: The effect of psychrotolerant bacteria on the water-holding capacity as measured by the extract release volume (ERV), pH and protein degradation in chicken skin stored at 5°C was determined using strains of Achromobacter and pigmented and nonpigmented Pseudomonas. All organisms caused a rapid decrease in ERV to about 50% of the original value during the early log phase of growth before development of off-odor. Changes in pH and content of extractable nitrogenous materials occurred during bacterial growth but were not pronounced until after the count was greater than 108 cells/g of skin and a faint off-odor was detectable. The content of extractable materials decreased during the early log phase, corresponding to the period of rapid increase in pH; later, during the late log or stationary phases of growth, it rapidly or gradually increased, depending on the organism.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1970.tb12113.x
