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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1989 September; 55(9): 2167-2171

Growth of Aeromonas hydrophila on fresh vegetables stored under a controlled atmosphere.

M E Berrang, R E Brackett and L R Beuchat

Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin 30223-1797.

ABSTRACT

The effects of controlled-atmosphere storage (CAS) on the survival and growth of Aeromonas hydrophila on fresh asparagus, broccoli, and cauliflower were examined. Two lots of each vegetable were inoculated with A. hydrophila 1653 or K144. A third lot served as an uninoculated control. Following inoculation, vegetables were stored at 4 or 15 degrees C under a CAS system previously shown to extend the shelf life of each commodity or under ambient air. Populations of A. hydrophila were enumerated on the initial day of inoculation and at various intervals for 10 days (15 degrees C) or 21 days (4 degrees C) of storage. Direct plating of samples with selective media was used to enumerate A. hydrophila. The organism was detected on most lots of vegetables as they were received from a commercial produce supplier. Without exception, the CAS system lengthened the time vegetables were subjectively considered acceptable for consumption. However, CAS did not significantly affect populations of A. hydrophila which survived or grew on inoculated vegetables.

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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1989 September; 55(9): 2167-2171