• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.103-108
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• 1980

In order to elucidate the source of bacterial contamination during processing U. H. T. milk and to ensure its hygienic control, bacterial numbers were determined each step of the processes on the milks, water, tanks and pipe lines, and environments. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The viable numbers of mesophilic bacteria were $1.2{\sim}1.9{\times}10^7/ml$ of milk in the storage tank and in pipe line connected to the preheater. These were decreased to $7.0{\times}10cells{\sim}3.4{\times}10^2cells/ml$ after preheating and homogenization, and to $1.0{\times}10cells/ml$ after sterilization, then increased up to $1.2{\times}10^2cells/ml$ after packing. 2. The numbers of thermophilic bacteria were $5.0{\times}10cells{\sim}1.0{\times}10^2cells/ml$ of milk before preheating ; $3.0{\sim}5.0{\times}10cells/ml$ after homogenization ; none in the sterilizer and surge tank ; and $1.0{\sim}8.0{\times}10cells/ml$ after packing. 3. The levels of psychrophilic bacteria were $1.0{\sim}3.7{\times}10^6cells/ml$ of milk before preheating ; $1.0{\sim}4.0{\times}10cells/ml$ after homogenization ; $1.0{\times}10cells/ml$ after sterilization ; and $2.0{\times}10cells{\sim}2.5{\times}10^2cells/ml$ after packing. 4. No coliform bacteria were detected after sterilization, while the level before preheating was $2.1{\times}10^4cells{\sim}6.5{\times}10^5cells/ml$ of milk. 5. The level of mesophiles was $3.0{\times}10cells{\sim}7.4{\times}10^2cells$ in the environmental air, water supply, and unfilled packs and bottles ; that of thermophiles $1.0{\sim}3.0{\times}10cells$ in the air and water ; that of psychrophiles $1.0{\times}10cells{\sim}1.0{\times}10^2cells$ in the air, water, packs and bottles ; however no coliform was detected.