Effects of Harvesting, Transportation, and Cryogenic Processing on the Microflora of Southern Peas
SENTER, S. D. ; COX, N. A. ; BAILEY, J. S. ; MEREDITH, F. I.
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1984
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1984
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1750-3841
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
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Samples of southern peas [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., cv. Purple Hull Pinkeye] were obtained at critical stages in a normal harvesting, transportation, and cryogenic processing operation and microbiologically analyzed for total plate count (TPC), Enterobacteriaceae count (ENT), and yeast and mold counts. Molds were identified to genera while ENT were identified to species. Operations involving extended holding times tended to increase all counts significantly, although subsequent processing reduced these counts to an acceptable level. Predominant genera of ENT and molds appeared to be soil borne organisms such as Enterobacter agglomerans, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsella pneumoniae, and Serratia liquefaciens, and Fusarium, Cladisporium, Alternaria, Phoma, and Aspergillus, respectively.
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Electronic Resource
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