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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 81 No. 7 1810-1817
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Survivial of Bioluminescent Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in Soft Cheeses

H. Ramsaran 1, J. Chen 1, B. Brunke 2, A. Hill 1, and M. W. Griffiths 1

1 Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
2 Fachbereich Milch und Molkereiwirtschaft, Fachhochshule, Hannover, Germany

Pasteurized and raw milks that had been inoculated at 104 cfu/ml with bioluminescent strains of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 were used in the manufacture of Camembert and Feta cheeses with or without nisin-producing starter culture. Survival of both organisms was determined during the manufacture and storage of Camembert and Feta cheeses at 2 ± 1°C for 65 and 75 d, respectively. Bacterial bioluminescence was used as an indicator to enumerate the colonies plated on selective Listeria agar and on MacConkey agar. Escherichia coli O157:H7 survived the manufacturing process of both cheeses and was present at the end of the storage period in greater numbers than in the initial inoculum. At the end of 75 d of storage, E. coli O157: H7 was found in the brine of Feta cheese. The counts of L. monocytogenes increased as the pH of the Camembert cheese increased, and there were significant differences between the counts from samples taken from the inside and the counts from samples obtained near the surface of the cheese. The Feta cheese that contained nisin was the only cheese in which L. monocytogenes was at the level of the initial inoculum after 75 d of storage.

Key Words: bioluminescence • Escherichia coli 0157: H7 • Listeria monocytogenes • cheese

Submitted on August 5, 1997
Accepted on February 2, 1998




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