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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Enumeration and identification of microflora in suusac, a Kenyan traditional fermented camel milk product
LWT, Volume 38, No. 2, Year 2005
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The microflora involved in production of suusac, a Kenyan traditional fermented camel milk product, were enumerated and identified. 15 samples of traditionally fermented suusac were analysed. Total viable microorganisms, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), yeasts and moulds, and coliforms were enumerated. A total of 45 LAB and 30 yeast isolates were isolated from the 15 suusac samples and identified by API 50 CHL and API 20C AUX identification systems, respectively. The LAB counts were 6.8log10cfu/ml, while yeast and mould counts were relatively lower (2.1log10cfu/ml). Low coliform numbers were encountered (<1log10cfu/ml). The LAB species were identified as Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactococcus raffinolactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides. The isolated yeasts were identified as Candida krusei, Geotrichum penicillatum and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. The most frequently isolated species was found to be L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides (24% of total isolates), followed by C. krusei (20%) and L. plantarum (16%). © 2004 Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lore, Tezira A.
Kenya, Nairobi
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
Mbugua, Samuel Kuria
Kenya, Nairobi
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
Wangoh, John M.
Kenya, Nairobi
College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
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Citations: 138
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
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Doi:
10.1016/j.lwt.2004.05.008
ISSN:
00236438
Research Areas
Food Security