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Provedor de dados: 	58	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Detection of airborne psychrotrophic bacteria and fungi in food storage refrigerators	
Autores: 	Altunatmaz,Sema Sandikci; Issa,Ghassan; Aydin,Ali.	
Data: 	2012-12-01	
Ano: 	2012	
Palavras-chave: 	Airborne fungi; Psychrotrophic bacteria; Ready-to-eat food; Air sampler; Refrigerator.	
Resumo: 	The purpose of this study was to determine the microbiological air quality (psychrotrophic bacteria and airborne fungi) and distribution of fungi in different types of ready-to-eat (RTE) food-storage refrigerators (n=48) at selected retail stores in the city of Edirne, Turkey. Refrigerators were categorized according to the type of RTE food-storage: meat products, vegetables, desserts, or a mix of food types. Microbiological quality of air samples was evaluated by using a Mas-100 Eco Air Sampler. Four refrigerators (all containing meat products, 8.3%) produced air samples with undetectable microorganisms. The highest detected mean value of airborne psychrotrophic bacteria and fungi was 82.3 CFU/m³ and 54.6 CFU/m³, respectively and were found in mixed-food refrigerators. The dominant airborne fungal genera found were Penicillium (29.0%), Aspergillus (12.0%), Mucor (9%), Cladosporium (8%), Botyrtis (7%), and Acremonium (6%). By definition, RTE food does not undergo a final treatment to ensure its safety prior to consumption. Therefore, ensuring a clean storage environment for these foods is important to prevent food-borne disease and other health risks.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400027	
Editor: 	Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1517-83822012000400027	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Journal of Microbiology  v.43 n.4 2012	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess