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Microbio Bacteria
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a spore former | bacteria that can produce spores, usually referring to canned food products |
| Name the spore formers | Bacillus, Clostridium, Desulfotomaculum |
| What is a coliform | non pathogenic indicator organisms |
| name the coliforms | Escherichia, Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Klebsiella |
| Name the only fecal coliform | Escherichia coli |
| What are thermoduric bacteria | bacteria that are able to survive at pasteurization temperatures |
| Name the thermoduric bacteria | Micrococcus, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Bacillus, Clostridium |
| What are aciduric bacteria | Bacteria that are able to survive at low pH |
| Name the aciduric bacteria | Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Lactococcus, Enterococcus, Streptococcus |
| What are osmophilic bacteria | bacteria that can grow in higher sugar environments |
| Name the osmophiles | Staphylococcus, Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus |
| What are thermophilic bacteria | bacteria that can grow at high temperatures |
| Name the thermophiles | Bacillus, Clostridium, Pediococcus, Streptococcus, Lactobacillus |
| What are halotolerant bacteria | bacteria that can survive high salt concentrations |
| Name the halotolerant bacteria | Bacillus, Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Pediococcus, Vibrio, Corynebacterium |
| What are psychrotrophic bacteria | bacteria that are able to grow at refrigeration termperatures |
| Name the psychrotrophs | Pseudomonas, Altermonas, Alcaligenes, Flavobacterium, Serratia, Bacillus, Clostridium, Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Carnobacterium, Brochothrix, Listeria, Yersinia, Aeromonas |
| What are enteric pathogens | pathogens that live in the G.I. tract |
| Name the enteric pathogens | Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Escherichia, Vibrio, Listeria |
| What are acetic acid bacteria | bacteria that produce acetic acid |
| Name the acetic acid bacteria | Acetobacter aceti |
| What are propionic acid bacteria | bacteria that produce propionic acid, used in dairy fermentations |
| Name the propionic acid bacteria | Propionibacterium freudenreichii |
| What are lactic acid bacteria | bacteria that produce large quantities of lactic acid from CHO |
| Name the lactic acid bacteria | Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus thermophilus |
| What are butyric acid bacteria | bacteria that produce butyric acid in relatively large amounts |
| Name the butyric acid bacteria | Clostridium butyricum |
| What are proteolytic bacteria | bacteria that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins due to production of extracellular proteinases |
| Name the proteolytic bacteria | Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Clostridium, Pseudomonas, Alteromonas, Flavobacterium |
| What are lipolytic bacteria | bacteria that are able to hydrolyze triglycerides by producing extracellular lipases |
| Name the lipolytic bacteria | Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Alteromonas, and Flavobacterium |
| What are saccharolytic bacteria | bacteria that are able to hydrolyze complex CHOs |
| Name the saccharolytic bacteria | Bacillus, Clostridium, Aeromonas, Pseudomonas, and Enterobacter |
| What are slime producing bacteria | bacteria that produce slime due to synthesis of polysaccharides |
| Name the slime producing bacteria | Xanthomonas, Leuconostoc, Alcaligenes, Enterobacter, Lactococcus, and Lactobacillus |
| What are gas-producing bacteria | bacteria that can produce gas (CO2, H2, H2S) during metabolism |
| Name the gas producing bacteria | Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, Propionibacterium, Escherichia, Enterobacter, Clostridium, Desulfotomaculum |
| What bacteria spoils pork | Yersinia |
| What are the starter cultures for yogurt and swiss cheese | Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Steptococcus thermophilus |
| Mold spoilage of fresh fruits | Penicillium, Aspergillus, Alternaria, Bortrytis, Rhizopus |
| Yeast spoilage of fresh fruits | Saccharomyces, Candida, Torulopsis, Hansenula |
| Bacterial spoilage of fresh fruits | LAB |
| Mold spoilage of fresh vegetables | Penicillium, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Bortrytis |
| Bacterial growth of fresh vegetables | Pseudomonas, Erwinia, Bacillus, Clostridium |
| Pickle spoilage | yeasts and halophilic |
| Dill pickle spoilage | Candida, Torulopsis, Saccharomyces, heterofermentative LAB and coliforms |
| Sauerkraut | yeasts, molds, heterofermentative coliforms |
| flat sour spoilage | Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
| thermophilic anaerobes | Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum |
| Sulfide Stinker | Desulfotomaculum nigrificans |
| Spoilage of insufficient heating | Clostridium and Bacillus spores, saccharolytic bacteria volatile acids, proteolytic bacteria foul smells |
| Spoilage from Can Leakage | mesophilic microorganism |