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Bacterial Groups in Food
Test 1
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 4
02/13/2012

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Term
Lactic Acid
Definition

- Lactobacillus

 

-Leukonostic

Term
Acetic Acid
Definition

-Acetobacter

 

-Acetibacter

Term
Propionic Acid
Definition
Propionibacterium
Term
Butyric Acid
Definition

Clostridium

 

Gram + endospore

Pathogenic, Spoilage, Food

 

Term
Proteolytic (2)
Definition

Micrococcus

-G+

-Spoilage

 

Bacillus

-G+ Endospores

-Pathogenic, Spoilage, Food

Term
Lipolytic (2)
Definition

Pseudomonas

- G- Aerobic

-Spoilaage

 

 

Staphylococcus

- G+ Cocci

-pathogenic

Term
Saccharolytic (2)
Definition

Pseudomonas

-G - Aerobic

-Spoilage

 

Bacillus

- G+ Endospores

-Pathogenic, Spoilage, Food

Term
Thermophilic (>50 C)
Definition

Bacillus

- G+ Endospore

-Pathogenic, Spoilage, Food

 

Clostridium

- G+ Endospore

-Pathogenic Spoilage, Food

Term
Thermoduric (survives at 60)
Definition

Bacillus

- G + Endospore

-Pathogen, Spoilage, Food

 

Micrococcus

- G+ Cocci

-Spoilage

Term
Psychotrophic (<5 C)
Definition

Pseudomonas

- G- Aerobic

-Spoilage, Food

 

Lactobacillus

-G+ non-spore rods

-spoilage, food

Term
Halotrolerant (salt > 10%)
Definition

Vibrio

-Gram- Anaerobic

-pathogenic, spoilage

 

Bacillus

- Gram + Endospore

-pathogenic, spoilage, food

Term
Aciduric (survives pH < 4.0)
Definition

Pediococcus

- G+ Cocci

-Spoilage, Food

 

Lactobacillus

- G + Nonspore

-spoilage, food

Term
Osmophillic (grows at high osmotic pressures)
Definition

Lactobacillus

-G + nonspore

-spoilage, food

 

Staphylococcus

-G + Cocci

- pathogenic, spoilage, food

Term
Gas Producers (CO2, H2S, H2)
Definition

Escerichia

- Gram - Anaerobic

-Pathogenic

 

Propionicbacterium

- Gram + non spore/ irregular rod

- food

Term

Slime Producers

(extrecellular polysaccharides)

Definition

Leucocostic

- Gram + Cocci

-spoilage, food

 

Xanthomanos

- Gram - Aerobic

- Spoilage, Fooda

Term
Spore Formers
Definition

Bacillus

- G + Endospore

-pathogenic, spoilage, food

 

Clostridium

- G + Endospore

-pathogenic, spoilage, food

Term

Coliform

(index of sanitation)

Definition

Escherichia

- Gram - Anaerobic

-pathogenic

 

Klebsilla

- Gram - Anaerobic

-pathogenic

Term

Fecal Coliforms

(index of sanitation)

Definition

E. coli

Foodborn pathogen

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