Metagenomic characterization of bacterial biofilm in four food processing plants in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Bacteria inside biofilms are more persistent and resistant to stress conditions found in the production environment of food processing plants, thus representing a constant risk for product safety and quality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize, using 16S rRNA sequencing, the bacterial communities from biofilms found in four food processing plants (P1, P2, P3, and P4). In total, 50 samples from these four processing plants were taken after cleaning and disinfection processes. Four phyla: Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroides represented over 94% of the operational taxonomic units found across these four plants. A total of 102 families and 189 genera were identified. Two genera, Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp., were the most frequently found (9

SUBMITTER: Caraballo Guzman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7455661 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature