Beer Starter Cultures as a Source of Microbial Contamination in Beer - An Investigation on Twelve Beer Starter Cultures from Four Different Manufacturers
(2016) KLGM01 20161Food Technology and Nutrition (M.Sc.)
- Abstract
- The aim of this project was to assess the microbiological safety of twelve beer starter cultures produced by four different manufacturers by screening for microbial contamination. Enumeration of microorganisms was done on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), Rogosa agar, Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RCA), Baird- Parker agar, HiCrome agar and VRBD agar. The Enterobacteriaceae count was below the detection limit and isolates from both RCA and Rogosa agar were determined to be yeasts. Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated from Safbrew S-04, Craft series M21 and Craft series M54 while Saccharomyces cerevisiae was the predominant microorganism growing on TSA agar.
Bacillus sp., Pantoea sp and Enterococcus sp. were isolated from HiCrome agar and a... (More) - The aim of this project was to assess the microbiological safety of twelve beer starter cultures produced by four different manufacturers by screening for microbial contamination. Enumeration of microorganisms was done on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), Rogosa agar, Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RCA), Baird- Parker agar, HiCrome agar and VRBD agar. The Enterobacteriaceae count was below the detection limit and isolates from both RCA and Rogosa agar were determined to be yeasts. Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated from Safbrew S-04, Craft series M21 and Craft series M54 while Saccharomyces cerevisiae was the predominant microorganism growing on TSA agar.
Bacillus sp., Pantoea sp and Enterococcus sp. were isolated from HiCrome agar and a further analysis on HiCrome agar supplemented with Polymyxin B indicated the possible presence of Bacillus cereus in Safbrew S- 04, Safbrew S-033, Craft series M54 and White Labs British Ale Yeast WLP005. However, the colony counts were not sufficient to cause concern of a foodborne disease outbreak from the starter cultures.
A RT-PCR analysis was done for the enumeration of viable and non-viable Lactobacillus sp. in the beer starter culture by using primers targeting the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region. 11 out of the 12 starter cultures showed the presence of Lactobacillus sp. with the gene copy numbers ranging from 2.98 – 4.34 log copies/µl. A RT-PCR analysis for the presence of Bacillus sp. was desired but was not possible due to challenges faced with the chosen primers for this analysis. (Less) - Popular Abstract
- Parties would not be the same without beer, it is the glue that holds all the fun together. It is therefore important for us to know about the safety of the beer we drink and more so, the safety of the yeasts that are used to ferment beer. The purpose of this project was to take a closer look at the yeasts used during the brewing of beer. Yeasts are the chief engineers in any brewing facility without which you would not be able to enjoy beer.
The yeasts used during the brewing of beer are very different depending on the type of beer you want. Yeasts used to brew lager beers are not the same as those used to brew ales. Therefore, to check for the safety of the yeasts twelve different commercial yeasts were looked at to check for... (More) - Parties would not be the same without beer, it is the glue that holds all the fun together. It is therefore important for us to know about the safety of the beer we drink and more so, the safety of the yeasts that are used to ferment beer. The purpose of this project was to take a closer look at the yeasts used during the brewing of beer. Yeasts are the chief engineers in any brewing facility without which you would not be able to enjoy beer.
The yeasts used during the brewing of beer are very different depending on the type of beer you want. Yeasts used to brew lager beers are not the same as those used to brew ales. Therefore, to check for the safety of the yeasts twelve different commercial yeasts were looked at to check for microorganisms that would normally cause foodborne diseases. It was found out that although some yeasts do contain some disease causing microorganisms, the levels they were in do not pose a threat to you, the beer lover. Despite this, and although beer itself is not very hospitable to bad microorganisms, it is of a slight concern that we found disease causing microorganisms in the yeasts used for the brewing of beer and more study is required to know if this is an issue that requires more attention. (Less)
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- author
- Metto, Doreen LU
- supervisor
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- Åsa Håkansson LU
- Elisabeth Uhlig LU
- organization
- course
- KLGM01 20161
- year
- 2016
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Microbial pathogens, Beer, Microbial Contamination, PCR, food technology, livsmedelsteknologi
- language
- English
- id
- 8882195
- date added to LUP
- 2016-06-27 08:54:08
- date last changed
- 2016-06-27 08:54:08
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abstract = {{The aim of this project was to assess the microbiological safety of twelve beer starter cultures produced by four different manufacturers by screening for microbial contamination. Enumeration of microorganisms was done on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA), Rogosa agar, Reinforced Clostridial Agar (RCA), Baird- Parker agar, HiCrome agar and VRBD agar. The Enterobacteriaceae count was below the detection limit and isolates from both RCA and Rogosa agar were determined to be yeasts. Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated from Safbrew S-04, Craft series M21 and Craft series M54 while Saccharomyces cerevisiae was the predominant microorganism growing on TSA agar.
Bacillus sp., Pantoea sp and Enterococcus sp. were isolated from HiCrome agar and a further analysis on HiCrome agar supplemented with Polymyxin B indicated the possible presence of Bacillus cereus in Safbrew S- 04, Safbrew S-033, Craft series M54 and White Labs British Ale Yeast WLP005. However, the colony counts were not sufficient to cause concern of a foodborne disease outbreak from the starter cultures.
A RT-PCR analysis was done for the enumeration of viable and non-viable Lactobacillus sp. in the beer starter culture by using primers targeting the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region. 11 out of the 12 starter cultures showed the presence of Lactobacillus sp. with the gene copy numbers ranging from 2.98 – 4.34 log copies/µl. A RT-PCR analysis for the presence of Bacillus sp. was desired but was not possible due to challenges faced with the chosen primers for this analysis.}},
author = {{Metto, Doreen}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Beer Starter Cultures as a Source of Microbial Contamination in Beer - An Investigation on Twelve Beer Starter Cultures from Four Different Manufacturers}},
year = {{2016}},
}