Influence of coliformS in the behavior of Listeria monovytogenes in fresh white Minas cheese. / Influência dos coliformes no comportamento de Listeria monocytogenes em queijo Minas frescal

AUTOR(ES)

Lina Casale Aragon-Alegro

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Soft cheeses are a well known cause of listeriosis outbreaks. The so called “queso blanco” or “Latin-style fresh cheese” represents a heterogeneous group of white, unripened soft cheese produced and consumed in different Latin America countries. Minas Frescal cheese is the Brazilian representative of this group and it can be produced by different technologies. Several studies have shown that Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) occurrence in Minas cheese is highly variable, while high population of fecal coliforms (>104CFU/g) is very common. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of coliforms in the behavior of Lm in Minas Frescal cheeses produced by direct acidification of the milk with lactic acid and by the addition of a lactic culture. Pasteurized milk was spiked with Lm (106CFU/g and 1CFU/g) and coliforms (107CFU/g) and the cheeses were lab prepared following regular commercial procedures. Cheeses prepared with milk spiked only with Lm (106CFU/g and 1CFU/g) or coliforms (107CFU/g) were used as controls. The production had been repeated 3 times. The cheeses packed in polyethylene bags were divided in 3 groups and each group was stored in one of the following conditions: up to 20 days at 5oC; up to 20 days at 12oC (abuse temperature); up to 8 days at 5oC/16h followed by 25oC/8h (to simulate open market conditions). Every 5 days for cheeses stored at 5oC and 12oC, and every 2 days for the other group, duplicate samples were taken and Lm, coliforms and lactic acid bacteria population were determined using standard procedures. pH and water activity were also measured. An inhibition of Lm was observed in the cheeses when in the presence of coliforms (at least 1 log difference at any temperature, except cheeses prepared with lactic acid and stored with temperature alternation). The values of pH and aW had not been sufficiently low to cause this inhibition, however, the titratable acidity was higher in cheeses containing coliforms. Tests in tryptone soy agar containing different concentrations of lactic acid and spiked with Lm (106CFU/g and 1CFU/g) showed that when higher concentrations of lactic acid were used (0.3 % or more), the population of Lm did not increase, indicating that the lactic acid produced by coliforms may be an important factor in controlling Lm in Minas Frescal cheese. It is important to ressaltar that it is not our intention to use coliforms to inhibit Lm in this type of cheese.

ASSUNTO(S)

coliformes queijo minas listeria monocytogenes minas fresh cheese listeria monocytogenes queijo (microbiologia) coliforms queijo (controle de qualidade) microbiologia de alimentos queijo (contaminação)

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