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http://dx.doi.org/10.5423/RPD.2011.17.1.038

Changes of Bacterial Diversity Depend on the Spoilage of Fresh Vegetables  

Lee, Dong-Hwan (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Ryu, Jung-El (Highschool Attached to College of Education, Chung-Ang University)
Park, So-Yeon (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Roh, Eun-Jung (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Oh, Chang-Sik (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Jung, Kyu-Suk (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Yoon, Jong-Chul (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Heu, Sung-Gi (Microbial Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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Research in Plant Disease / v.17, no.1, 2011 , pp. 38-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
Almost 10~30% of vegetables were discarded by the spoilage from farms to tables. After harvest, vegetables are often spoiled by a wide variety of microorganisms including many bacterial and fungal species. This investigation was conducted to extent the knowledge of relationship the spoilage of vegetables and the diversity of microbes. The total aerobic bacterial numbers in fresh lettuce, perilla leaf, and chicory were $2.6{\sim}2.7{\times}10^6$, $4.6{\times}10^5$, $1.2{\times}10^6\;CFU/g$ of fresh weight, respectively. The most common bacterial species were Pseudomonas spp., Alysiella spp., and Burkholderia spp., and other 18 more genera were involved in. After one week of incubation of those vegetables at $28^{\circ}C$, the microbial diversity had been changed. The total aerobic bacterial numbers increased to $1.1{\sim}4.6{\times}10^8$, $4.9{\times}10^7$, and $7.6{\times}10^8\;CFU/g$ of fresh weight for lettuce, perilla leaf, and chicory that is about $10^2$ times increased bacterial numbers than that before spoilage. However, the diversity of microbes isolated had been simplified and fewer bacterial species had been isolated. The most bacterial population (~48%) was taken up by Pseudomonas spp., and followed by Arthrobacter spp. and Bacillus spp. The spoilage activity of individual bacterial isolates had been tested using axenic lettuce plants. Among tested isolates, Pseudomonas fluorescence and Pantoea agglomerans caused severe spoilage on lettuce.
Keywords
Bacterial diversity; Fresh vegetables; Microbial spoilage; Spoilage bacteria;
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