Phenotypic characterization of raw milk-associated psychrotrophic bacteria

Incidence of psychrotrophic lipolytic bacteria in cow’s raw milk

The contamination of bulk samples of cow’s raw milk (n = 491) by psychrotrophic lipolytic bacteria (PLiBC), total count of psychrotrophic bacteria (PBC) and mesophilic bacteria (TBC) was monitored for two years on eight dairy farms and the correlations among these groups of bacteria were analysed. An increase in TBC, PBC and PLiBC and in the values of free fatty acids (FFA) was tested experimen...

Characterisation of Antibiotic-resistant Psychrotrophic Bacteria in Raw Milk

Effect of refrigeration on prevalence and enumeration of psychrotrophic bacteria in raw milk

Fifty milk samples were assessed for prevalence and enumeration of coliform bacteria under refrigeration. Refrigeration exerted profound effect conferring diminished growth of Citrobacter, Enterobacter and Serratia, however, itfavoured Salmonella, E.coli and Klebsiella on other hand. Among them, Salmonella appeared with highest load both in pre-refrigerated (23%) as well as post-refrigerated (4...

Isolation and Characterization of Antibiotics Resistant Bacteria from Raw Milk

Objective: Isolation and identification of antibiotics resistant bacteria in raw milk. Methods: Luria-Bertani plates containing ampicillin (32 μg/mL), clindamycin (4 μg/mL), or chloramphenicol (32 μg/mL) were used in isolating the antibiotics resistant bacteria from samples; 16S rRNA analysis method was used to identify the isolates; blood agar plates were used in hemolysis assay; K-B disk diff...

Bacteria Counts in Raw Milk

There is little doubt that raw milk is the most scrutinized agricultural commodity. Appendix N of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance requires that all bulk tank milk be tested for beta-lactam antibiotics. This document also sets the regulatory levels for somatic cell counts (SCC) and bacteria levels in raw bulk tank milk. Milk processors are required to perform the regulatory testing. Many progress...