Classification of enterococci and their roles in spoilage of pork products and as sanitary indicators in pork processing

Abstract

History of the Enterococci 4 Origin of the species of the genus Enterococcus Importance of the Enterococci 12 Habitat of the enterococci 12 Enterococci as fecal indicators in food and water 14 Enterococci in Meats Enterococci as a cause of food spoilage 18 Hazard analysis critical control points 19 Meat sampling techniques 21 Enterococci in Food Poisoning Clinical Importance of the Enterococci 24 Isolation and Identification Methods for the Enterococci Selective media Rapid methods for identification Molecular approaches to identification PAPER 1. ROUTINE PROCEDURES FOR ISOLATION AND

COMPARISON of FOUR LATEX AGGLUTINATION KITS to RAPIDLY IDENTIFY LANCEFIELD GROUP D ENTEROCOCCI and FECAL STREPTOCOCCI

“…), and Bacto Strep Grouping kit (Difco, Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.). The cultures examined included 50 enterococci and fecal streptococci isolates from culture collections, 50 isolates from water, 50 from clinical material, 25 from pork products, and 25 from other foods (Knudtson 1992).…”