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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1967 January; 15(1): 92-96
Copyright © 1967 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Changes in the Microflora of Irradiated Petrale Sole (Eopsetta jordani) Fillets Stored Aerobically at 0.5 C

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Technological Laboratory, Seattle, Washington

ABSTRACT

The microfloral changes on irradiated petrale sole fillets during aerobic (packaged with oxygen-permeable film), refrigerated storage were determined by the identification of bacterial and yeast isolates to the generic level. The samples were irradiated at 0.0, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 Mrad by use of a cobalt-60 gamma source, were stored at 0.5 C, and were examined periodically for spoilage, total microbial population, and composition. The preirradiation flora of the fresh fillets consisted of coryneforms, Achromobacter, Micrococcus, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Lactobacillus. Immediately after irradiation, Micrococcus, Achromobacter, coryneforms, and Bacillus were predominant. The flora of the nonirradiated fillets at the time of spoilage consisted of Pseudomonas and Achromobacter. The flora of the irradiated fillets at the time of spoilage consisted of Achromobacter and Trichosporon.