THE MICROBIAL ASSOCIATION IN COOL-STORED FRESH SAUSAGE

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Hygiene and Food Control, Faculty of Vet. Med., Cairo university,

Abstract

Fresh sausage, prepared from four formulae, depending on partial rep < /strong>lacement of red meat by soy flour and other fillers (boiled p < strong>otato and ground rice), were examined for bacterial evaluation inoluded determination of Total aerobic plate count Coliforms, Enterococci, Staph. aureus and Psychrotrop < strong>hs. The higher microbial count of fresh sausage may be attributed to the high percent of meat. The rap < /strong>id growth of mieroor ganisms during storage at 5 + 2°C depends on the initial nuraber of bacteria. Effect of fillers on the rate of bacterial growth during cool storage is discussed.