Psychrotrophic bacteria in Brazilian organic dairy products: identification, production of deteriorating enzymes and biofilm formation

Abstract

The psychrotrophic bacteria count and the profile of Gram-negative bacteria present in commercial Brazilian organic dairy products (27 samples, pasteurized whole milk, Minas Frescal cheese, and yoghurt, equally distributed) as well as the biofilmproducing capacity and the production of deteriorating enzymes were investigated. Most of the samples (59%) presented psychrotrophic bacteria counts higher than 4 log CFU/g, indicating problems in the microbiological quality of the products. The identification of Gram-negative bacteria revealed the presence of micro-organisms that can be potentially harmful (39.4% Acinetobacter baumanii/calcoaceticus, 23.2% Burkoderia pseudomallei, 10.1% Halfnia alvei) and/or deteriorating microorganisms (6.1% Pseudomonas aeruginosa) with the capacity of producing proteases (36.4%), lecithinases (41.4%), and lipases (4%). Roughly, 68.7% of micro-organisms were non-producers of biofilms, 28.3% were medium biofilm producers, and 3.0% were high biofilm producers. The findings suggest there are problems related to the good practices of obtaining organic milk and in the manufacture of dairy products.

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