Liha töötlemine
Streptococcus thermophilus and the already
Meat Characteristics on Meat
mentioned Clostridium perfringens; and the
Microbial Populations
strict thermophiles Cl.thermosaccharolyti-
Microbial communities in foods are not cum and Bacillus stearothermophilus
stable; heterotrophic populations change (Zamudio 2006).
with time and the presence of specific chemi- Not all preservation methods are com-
cals. Meat is a very rich substrate, containing pletely efficient; generally, more than one
almost all nutrients necessary to support a is applied, according to the well-known
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“hurdle” theory (Leistner 1985). In the case salt)