2019/05/07 by Emiliano J. Quinto, Quinto, E. J., J. Miguel Marín +7
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Escherichia coli research studies #FOS: Biological sciences #Food Safety and Hygiene #Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety #Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1905.02459
openalex publication_date 2019/05/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a food-borne pathogen and the major cause of hemorrhagic colitis. Pseudomonas is the genus most frequent psychrotrophic spoilage microorganisms present in milk. Two-species bacterial systems with Escherichia coli O157: H7, non-pathogenic Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas fluorescens in skimmed milk at 7, 13, 19, or 25 C was studied. Bacterial interactions were modelled after applying a Bayesian approach. No direct correlation between Pseudomonas fluorescent's growth rate and its effect on the maximum population densities of Escherichia coli species was found. The results show the complexity of the interactions between two species into a food model. The use of natural microbiota members to control foodborne pathogens could be useful to improve food safety during the processing and storage of refrigerated foods.