An investigation of the environmental niches of blown pack spoilage causing Clostridium estertheticum and Clostridium gasigenes on New Zealand beef and sheep farms.
Beef
Blown pack spoilage
Clostridium estertheticum
Clostridium gasigenes
Farm survey
Sheep
Journal
Food microbiology
ISSN: 1095-9998
Titre abrégé: Food Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8601127
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
29
07
2020
revised:
17
02
2021
accepted:
18
02
2021
entrez:
20
4
2021
pubmed:
21
4
2021
medline:
27
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The transfer of blown pack spoilage causing Clostridium spores from the farm to the meat plant is of growing concern to the meat industry. This study investigated the environmental niches of these Clostridium spp., specifically Clostridium estertheticum and Clostridium gasigenes in the beef and sheep farm environments in New Zealand. Faecal, soil, grass, drinking water, puddle water and feed (fodder beet, hay, bailage and silage, where available) samples were collected on five beef and sheep farms during Winter and Spring in 2018, in North and South Island, respectively. Beef and sheep farm samples were tested for C. estertheticum and C. gasigenes using enrichment plus PCR, qPCR and direct plating. C. estertheticum was detected in bovine faecal (4%), soil (2-18%) and grass (0-12%) samples at concentration of up to 2.0 log
Identifiants
pubmed: 33875205
pii: S0740-0020(21)00034-4
doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103769
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103769Informations de copyright
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