title: Bacterial communities of fresh goat meat packaged in modified atmosphere.
abstract: The objective of this work was to study the growth and development of fortuitous flora and food pathogens in fresh goat meat packaged under modified atmospheres containing two different concentrations of CO2. Meat samples were stored at 10 °C under two different modified-atmosphere packing (MAP) conditions: treatment A had 45% CO2+ 20% O2+ 35% N2and treatment B had 20% CO2+ 55% O2+ 25% N2. During 14 days of storage, counts of each bacterial group and dominant species identification by 16S rRNA gene sequencing were performed to determine the microbial diversity present. The MAP condition used for treatment A was a more effective gas mixture for increasing the shelf life of fresh goat meat, significantly reducing the total number of viable bacteria and enterobacteria counts. Members of the Enterobacteriaceae family were the most common contaminants, although Hafnia alvei was dominant in treatment A and Serratia proteamaculans in treatment B. Identification studies at the species level showed that different microorganisms develop under different storage conditions, reflecting the importance of gas composition in the modified atmosphere on the bacterial community. This work provides new insights into the microbial changes of goat meat storage under different MAP conditions, which will be beneficial for the meat industry.
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Elia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrizosa
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Avda. de la Investigación s/n, Campus Universitario, 06006 Badajoz, Spain. Electronic address: http://eia.unex.es.
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Benito
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Avda. de la Investigación s/n, Campus Universitario, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Moyano
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Avda. de la Investigación s/n, Campus Universitario, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Avda. de la Investigación s/n, Campus Universitario, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Del Carmen
authors.initials: MDC
authors.lastname: Villalobos
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Avda. de la Investigación s/n, Campus Universitario, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.affiliation: Nutrición y Bromatología, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Avda. de la Investigación s/n, Campus Universitario, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: María de Guía
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Córdoba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001272:Atmosphere; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005516:Food Microbiology; D018857:Food Packaging; D005519:Food Preservation; D061353:Food Storage; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006041:Goats / Q000382:microbiology*; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D059013:Microbial Consortia; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013649:Taste
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002245:Carbon Dioxide
keywords: Goat; Microbial population; Modified-atmosphere packing; Spoilage