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Rapid detection of microbial contamination in UHT milk: practical application in dairy industry

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  • Martina KRAČMAROVÁ

    (Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology and)

  • Hana STIBOROVÁ

    (Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology and)

  • Šárka HORÁČKOVÁ

    (Department of Dairy, Fat and Cosmetics; Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Kateřina DEMNEROVÁ

    (Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology and)

Abstract

Microbial quality of ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk is usually ascertained by a total bacterial count (TBC) cultivation. But this is time consuming, so there is a tendency to search for faster and simpler methods. We compared three instruments, focusing on shortening the detection time and their suitability for practical use in dairy plants. Two of them, RapiScreen Dairy 1000 and Promilite III, detect microbial contamination by measuring adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence; the third, GreenLight, is based on oxygen consumption analysis. In the laboratory experiments, samples of UHT milk, were spiked with low concentration of microorganisms and then the level of microbial contamination was evaluated using the above-mentioned instruments together with cultivation method as a control. The instruments were also applied in a dairy plant to test 182 real samples. All investigated methods determined microbial quality faster than the TBC, but in some cases false positive and false negative results were obtained. Therefore, precise testing including optimizing pre-incubation time for bacteria enrichment is needed prior to industrial use.

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  • Martina KRAČMAROVÁ & Hana STIBOROVÁ & Šárka HORÁČKOVÁ & Kateřina DEMNEROVÁ, 2018. "Rapid detection of microbial contamination in UHT milk: practical application in dairy industry," Czech Journal of Food Sciences, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 36(5), pages 357-364.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlcjf:v:36:y:2018:i:5:id:24-2018-cjfs
    DOI: 10.17221/24/2018-CJFS
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