| The bioprotective potential of Lactococcus piscium CNCM I-4031 towards a specific spoilage organism, Brochothrix thermosphacta, was studied on tropical cooked peeled shrimp packed under modified atmosphere. In co-culture, the growth of this spoilage bacterium was inhibited by 4 log ufc/g by L. piscium and the sensory quality of the product was improved during 31 days. The inhibition could not be attributed to lactic acid or nutritional competition for amino acids. The growth modelling of L. piscium and B. thermosphacta was performed in different conditions of temperature, pH and NaCl concentrations. The optimal growth values of these two bacteria are quite similar, however L. piscium seemed to be more psychrotolerant than B. thermosphacta but twice less... |
