Microbial Biofilms at Meat-Processing Plant as Possible Places of Bacteria Survival.

ABSTRACT: Biofilm contamination in food production threatens food quality and safety, and causes bacterial infections. Study of food biofilms (BF) is of great importance. The taxonomic composition and structural organization of five foods BF taken in different workshops of a meat-processing plant (Moscow, RF) were studied. Samples were taken from the surface of technological equipment and premises. Metagenomic analysis showed both similarities in the presented microorganisms dominating in different samples, and unique families prevailing on certain objects were noted. The bacteria found belonged to 11 phyla (no archaea). The dominant ones were Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria. The greatest diversity was in BFs taken from the cutting table of r

SUBMITTER: Nikolaev Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature