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Table 1 Specific spoilage causes by Pseudomonas fluorescens in various food items

From: Pseudomonas fluorescens: a potential food spoiler and challenges and advances in its detection

Strain types

Components

Food items

Alteration

References

Laboratory isolates

Lipases

Cheddar cheese

Rancidity

Law et al. (1976)

Pseudomonas fluorescensSIKW1

Lipases

Cow milk

Rancid flavor

Andersson et al. (1981)

Pseudomonas fluorescens AR11

Protease

UHT milk

Gelation

Law et al. (1977)

NS

Protease

Fresh cheese

Gelation and slimy texture due to the activity of enzymes

Samaržija et al. (2012)

NS

Protease

Soft cheese

Poor texture due to activity of enzymes

Samaržija et al. (2012)

Laboratory isolates

Pectin methylesterase

Potato

Tubers maceration

Huether and McIntyre (1969)

Laboratory isolates

Phospholipase C (lecithinase)

Milk

Bitter taste

Fox et al. (1976)

Pseudomonas fluorescens biotype I

Bluish-black pigment

Chicory

Vascular blackening

Sellwood et al. (1981)

Laboratory isolates

Surfactant

Broccoli

Rotting

Hildebrand (1989)

Laboratory isolates

Surfactant

Chicken meat

Emulsify fat

Mellor et al. (2011)

Laboratory isolates

Volatile compounds

Fish muscle

Off-odors

Miller et al. (1973)

Laboratory isolates

Volatile compounds

Chicken breast

Off-odors

Pittard et al. (1982)

Laboratory isolates

Volatile compounds

Beef

Off-odors

Edwards et al. 1987)

Pseudomonas fluorescens biotype IV

Blue pigment

Low-acid cheese

Discoloration

Martin et al. (2011)

Laboratory isolates

Bacterial load(reducing O2 partial pressure)

Beef

Discoloration

Chan et al. (1998)

Laboratory isolates

Volatile compounds

Sea bream fillets

Off-odors, discoloration

Parlapani et al. (2015)

Pseudomonas fluorescens biotype B1-B6

Protease, Lecithinase

Pasteurized milk

Bedeltavana et al. (2010)

Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 702085, 701274 (Referred strains)

Protease

UHT skimmed milk

Mlipano et al. (2018)

Laboratory isolates

Volatile compounds

Refrigerated chicken

Off-odors

Freeman et al. (1976)

Pseudomonas fluorescens BJ-10

Protease

Raw milk

Gelation

Zhang and Lv (2014)

Laboratory isolates

Blue pigmentation

Mozzerll cheese

Discoloration

Fasolato et al. (2018)

  1. NS not specified