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标题：Retrospective study on the hygienic quality of fresh ricotta cheeses produced in Sicily, Italy
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作者：Maria Luisa Scatassa ; Isabella Mancuso ; Sonia Sciortino 等
期刊名称：Italian Journal of Food Safety
电子版ISSN：2239-7132
出版年度：2018
卷号：7
期号：1
DOI：10.4081/ijfs.2018.6911
语种：English
出版社：PAGEPress Publications
摘要：The present work was carried out to investigate the microbiological profile of Sicilian ewes’ ricotta cheeses during fifteen years of investigations (2002-2016). The samples were collected between those conferred to the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia (IZSSi) Adelmo Mirri , Palermo (Italy), by the competent authority during official control, by food business operator in HACCP systems and in research projects. Enterobacteriaceae , Escherichia coli and coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) were found only in some samples. Bacillus cereus was detected in c.a. 16% of samples but the level of contaminations did not reach the threshold that leads to significant toxin production. Pathogenic bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes , Salmonella spp. and Brucella spp. were never detected. Furthermore, a total of 47 of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains were identified at species level by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene, resulting in the identification of 10 species belonging to four genera Enterococcus , Lactobacillus , Lactococcus and Leuconostoc , commonly employed as starter and non starter cultures in different traditional cheese. Results of this study highlighted an improvement of the hygienic conditions of the Sicilian ewes’ ricotta cheeses during the last ten years of investigation. This observation was confirmed from reduction of undesired microorganisms such as Enterobacteriaceae , E.coli and CPS, used to define the process hygiene criteria. However, in order to improve the final quality of this product are needed further strategy such as the dairy makers training, with the aim to apply a good hygienic practices during the production.
关键词：Ricotta cheese;Microbial community;Lactic acid bacteria;Hygienic quality;Food safety