Bacterio!ogy of Spoi!age of Canned Prawns
Bacterio!ogy of Spoi!age of Canned Prawns
Date
1980
Authors
Nambiar, V.N.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin
Abstract
Spoilage characteristics of different types of bacteria isolated from bacteriologically defective cans and processing factory environs were studied by inoculating pure cultures into sterile prawn meat. The pattern of spoilage, production of off odour, bulging of the cans and disintegration of meat were observed. Data on spoilage under aerobic as well as anaerobic conditions are presented. Most of the cultures produced some kind of spoilage, though differences were observed in the extent of spoilage produced by different types of bacteria. Gram positive spore formers were found to be the major spoilers and the extent of spoilage was more with mixed cultures.
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Keywords
spoilage, prawns, canning, acteria, fishery products, Malacostraca
Citation
Fishery Technology 1980: 17, 35-39