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Saúl Hernández-Aquino1, Ema DE Jesús Maldonado Simán1, Luis Alberto Miranda-Romero1
1Posgrado en Producción Animal, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo.
Abstract:
In this study, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains were isolated from ground beef, and it was analyzed if they have any effect on the growth of two reference bacteria (Salmonella sp. and Escherichia coli). It was found that five isolates showed an inhibitory effect in both reference bacteria by spot at the lawn assay. These bacteria were selected to perform growth kinetics in co-culture to determine if they modify the growth parameters of the reference bacteria. Subsequently, LAB cultures and three treatments (crude extract, thermally treated and thermally treated with neutral pH) of cells free supernatants (CFS) were screened by the agar well diffusion assay. In co-culture, selected LAB altered the growth rate and reduce the maximum population of both reference bacteria. While, LAB cultures and CFS also showed antimicrobial activity, and there was no significant difference among CFS treatments. LAB isolated from ground beef showed an antimicrobial effect against the reference bacteria that could be used for meat biopreservation purposes.
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