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Food Microbiol

Title:		Bacterial populations and the volatilome associated to meat spoilage
Author(s):		Casaburi A; Piombino P; Nychas GJ; Villani F; Ercolini D;
Address:		"Department of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy. School of Food Science, Biotechnology and Development, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Lab of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Department of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy. Electronic address: ercolini@unina.it"
Journal Title:		Food Microbiol
Year:		2015
Volume:		20140222
Issue:		Pt A
Page Number:		83 - 102
DOI:		10.1016/j.fm.2014.02.002
ISSN/ISBN:		1095-9998 (Electronic) 0740-0020 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Microbial spoilage of meat is a complex event to which many different bacterial populations can contribute depending on the temperature of storage and packaging conditions. The spoilage can derive from microbial development and consumption of meat nutrients by bacteria with a consequent release of undesired metabolites. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are generated during meat storage can have an olfactory impact and can lead to rejection of the product when their concentration increase significantly as a result of microbial development. The VOCs most commonly identified in meat during storage include alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, fatty acids, esters and sulfur compounds. In this review, the VOCs found in fresh meat during storage in specific conditions are described together with the possible bacterial populations responsible of their production. In addition, on the basis of the data available in the literature, the sensory impact of the VOCs and their dynamics during storage is discussed to highlight their possible contribution to the spoilage of meat"
Keywords:		Bacteria/*chemistry/growth & development/metabolism Food Contamination *Food Microbiology Food Storage Meat/*microbiology Odorants Temperature Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry Meat odor Meat quality Meat spoilage Sensory spoilage Spoilage bacteria Vo;
Notes:		"MedlineCasaburi, Annalisa Piombino, Paola Nychas, George-John Villani, Francesco Ercolini, Danilo eng Review England 2014/12/08 Food Microbiol. 2015 Feb; 45(Pt A):83-102. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.02.002. Epub 2014 Feb 22"