International journal of food microbiology, 2008-09, Vol.126 (3), p.291-301
2008
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Safety assessment of dairy microorganisms: The Enterococcus genus
- Ist Teil von
- International journal of food microbiology, 2008-09, Vol.126 (3), p.291-301
- Ort / Verlag
- Netherlands: Elsevier B.V
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2008
- Quelle
- Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Unlike most of lactic acid bacteria, the Enterococcus genus is not considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). Safety assessment for enterococci remains controversial. While enterococci are considered “positive" or useful in cheese technology, isolates of this genus have emerged as opportunistic pathogens for humans. Thus these bacteria have the paradoxical position of being useful in dairy fermentations, but also potentially dangerous. The aim of this review is to summarize both the positive and negative traits of enterococci that illustrate the controversial nature of this bacterial genus. According to food safety assessment guidelines, we propose a case-by-case evaluation of each potential technological strain and suggest several lines of research before using enterococci in fermented food products.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0168-1605eISSN: 1879-3460DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.08.017Titel-ID: cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_02667037v1
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- Schlagworte
- Antibiotic resistance, Cheese - microbiology, cheese starters, cheesemaking, cheeses, Consumer Product Safety, Cultured Milk Products - microbiology, cultured milk starters, dairies, dairy products, Dairy use, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Enterococcus, Enterococcus - classification, Enterococcus - drug effects, Enterococcus - pathogenicity, Enterococcus - physiology, fermented milk, Food Microbiology, genes, GRAS substances, guidelines, Human safety, Humans, isolation, lactic acid bacteria, Life Sciences, Microbiology and Parasitology, molecular systematics, opportunistic pathogens, Phylogeny, probiotics, Risk Assessment, risk factors, Species Specificity, Taxonomy, virulence, Virulence - genetics, Virulence factors