scholarly journals Microbial and metabolite profiles of spontaneous and adjunct-inoculated cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) fermentation

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-339
Author(s):  
J.G.B. Peralta ◽  
F.B. Elegado ◽  
J.F. Simbahan ◽  
I.G. Pajares ◽  
E.I. Dizon
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Acetic Acid Production ◽  
Culture Independent ◽  
Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Set Up

The succession of the dominant microbial population during cacao fermentation with or without adjunct inoculation of yeast and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were monitored on a laboratory scale using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. Yeasts and acetic acid bacteria (AAB) population throughout a five-day fermentation process showed no significant differences but the LAB population increased through adjunct inoculation. Polymerase Chain Reaction-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) identification method showed the dominance of only Lactobacillus plantarum, one of the species used as the adjunct inoculum, which resulted in higher lactic acid production. On the other hand, Acetobacter spp. and Gluconobacter spp. were markedly observed in the spontaneously fermented set-up resulting in increased acetic acid production, significantly different (p>0.05) at three to five days of fermentation. LAB and yeast inoculation resulted in a more desirable temperature and pH of the fermenting mash which may result in better product quality.

scholarly journals LARGE MICROBIOTA SURVEY REVEALS HOW THE MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF COOKED HAM IS SHAPED BY DIFFERENT PROCESSING STEPS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marine Zagdoun ◽  
Gwendoline Coeuret ◽  
Méry N’Dione ◽  
Marie-Christine Champomier-Vergès ◽  
Stéphane Chaillou
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Amplicon Sequencing ◽  
Acetic Acid Production ◽  
Serratia Proteamaculans ◽  
Production Type ◽  
Cooked Ham ◽  
Metabolites Production

ABSTRACTThe production of cooked ham involves numerous steps shaping the microbial communities of the final product, with consequences on spoilage metabolites production. To identify the main factors driving the ecology of ham and its spoilage, we designed a study encompassing five variables related to ham production: type of storage during meat transportation, churning speed, drain-off time, slicing line and O2 packaging permeability. We obtained about 200 samples from the same facility and we characterized i) their microbiota based on gyrB amplicon sequencing ii) their production of spoilage-related metabolites based on E-Nose analysis and enzymatic assays. The slicing was the most critical step, shaping two general types of microbiota according to the slicing line: one dominated by Carnobacterium divergens and another one dominated by Leuconostoc carnosum and Serratia proteamaculans. Regarding metabolites production, L. carnosum was associated to D-lactic acid, ethanol and acetic acid production, whereas Serratia proteamaculans was associated to acetic acid production. This last species prevailed with highly O2-permeable packaging. Within a given slicing line, we observed campaign-based variations, with Lactobacillus sakei, Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Carnobacterium maltaromaticum prevalent in summer. L. sakei was associated with L-lactic acid production and C. maltaromaticum with formic and acetic acid productions.

scholarly journals The influence of compression level and inoculation on biochemical changes in lucerne silages

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nenad Djordjevic ◽  
Goran Grubic ◽  
Bojan Stojanovic ◽  
Aleksa Bozickovic
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Soluble Nitrogen ◽  
Acetic Acid Production ◽  
Protein Nitrogen ◽  
True Protein

The effect of different levels of compression (A1 = 420 gdm-1, A2 = 560 gdm-1) and inoculation (B1 = no inoculant, B2 = with inoculant) on changes in chemical composition, proteolysis and quality of lucerne silage was investigated in this paper. Based on the results of chemical analysis we found that in silages with more compressed material there was a reduction in the amount of ammonia nitrogen, soluble nitrogen and acetic acid, and increased content of protein nitrogen (?true?protein) and production of lactic acid (p<0.05). With the inoculation of the ensiling material the production of ammonia nitrogen and acetic acid was reduced but the content of lactic acid and acidity was increased (p<0.05). The interaction of both investigated factors (A?B) induced a decrease in the proteolysis degree, increase of lactic acid production and decrease in acetic acid production, and decrease in pH values (p<0.001) in investigated silages. The investigated factors had less influence on the chemical composition of lucerne material, and the significant variations were observed in fat and NFE contents. On the basis of this investigation the degree of compression is the most important parameter in ensiling technology. With the adequate compression and reduction of air in the starting material, the aerobic phase is reduced and the activity of proeolytic enzymes is decreased. In practice the special attention should be given to factors on which directly or indirectly the level of compression of ensiled material depends: wilting, cutting, object selection and/or selection of machines used for compression.

scholarly journals Towards a Starter Culture for Cocoa Fermentation by the Selection of Acetic Acid Bacteria

Fermentation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Lucie Farrera ◽  
Alexandre Colas de la Noue ◽  
Caroline Strub ◽  
Benjamin Guibert ◽  
Christelle Kouame ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Intraspecific Diversity ◽  
Cocoa Bean ◽  
Acetic Acid Production ◽  
Cocoa Bean Fermentation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Selection Of

Acetic acid bacteria are involved in many food and beverage fermentation processes. They play an important role in cocoa bean fermentation through their acetic acid production. They initiate the development of some of the flavor precursors that are necessary for the organoleptic quality of cocoa, and for the beans’ color. The development of starter cultures with local strains would enable the preservation of the microbial biodiversity of each country in cocoa-producing areas, and would also control the fermentation. This approach could avoid the standardization of cocoa bean fermentation in the producing countries. One hundred and thirty acetic acid bacteria were isolated from three different cocoa-producing countries, and were identified based on their 16S rRNA gene sequence. The predominate strains were grown in a cocoa pulp simulation medium (CPSM-AAB) in order to compare their physiological traits regarding their specific growth rate, ethanol and lactic acid consumption, acetic acid production, and relative preferences of carbon sources. Finally, the intraspecific diversity of the strains was then assessed through the analysis of their genomic polymorphism by (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting. Our results showed that Acetobacter pasteurianus was the most recovered species in all of the origins, with 86 isolates out of 130 cultures. A great similarity was observed between the strains according to their physiological characterization and genomic polymorphisms. However, the multi-parametric clustering results in the different groups highlighted some differences in their basic metabolism, such as their efficiency in converting carbon substrates to acetate, and their relative affinity to lactic acid and ethanol. The A. pasteurianus strains showed different behaviors regarding their ability to oxidize ethanol and lactic acid into acetic acid, and in their relative preference for each substrate. The impact of these behaviors on the cocoa quality should be investigated, and should be considered as a criterion for the selection of acetic acid bacteria starters.

Enhancing of Acetic Acid Production in Vinegar Production by the Consortium of Aspergillus spp. and Yeasts

2017 ◽  
Vol 866 ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
Duongruitai Nicomrat
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Sugar Production ◽  
Acetic Acid Production ◽  
Fermented Broth ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Diverse Groups

Fresh fruit vinegar fermentation is well known for the activities of diverse groups of microorganisms at two stages of the fermentation process. Their species diversity depend on the raw materials fermented. In the study, at the first step of high sugar production, less culturable acetic acid bacterial species but more Aspergillus spp. and yeasts, non-Saccharomyces were detected. At the end, the vinegar production step, the fermented broth showed only dominant acetic acid bacteria. In the study, yeasts and fungi were isolated and inoculated to the juice. The results showed that these consortium could help increase high alcohol and later more acetic acid production when compared with the control fruit vinegar fermentation.

scholarly journals Dynamics and Biodiversity of Populations of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Acetic Acid Bacteria Involved in Spontaneous Heap Fermentation of Cocoa Beans in Ghana

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 1809-1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Camu ◽  
Tom De Winter ◽  
Kristof Verbrugghe ◽  
Ilse Cleenwerck ◽  
Peter Vandamme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Fermentation Process ◽  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Cocoa Bean ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Cocoa Bean Fermentation ◽  
Leuconostoc Pseudomesenteroides

ABSTRACT The Ghanaian cocoa bean heap fermentation process was studied through a multiphasic approach, encompassing both microbiological and metabolite target analyses. A culture-dependent (plating and incubation, followed by repetitive-sequence-based PCR analyses of picked-up colonies) and culture-independent (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis [DGGE] of 16S rRNA gene amplicons, PCR-DGGE) approach revealed a limited biodiversity and targeted population dynamics of both lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and acetic acid bacteria (AAB) during fermentation. Four main clusters were identified among the LAB isolated: Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus fermentum, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides, and Enterococcus casseliflavus. Other taxa encompassed, for instance, Weissella. Only four clusters were found among the AAB identified: Acetobacter pasteurianus, Acetobacter syzygii-like bacteria, and two small clusters of Acetobacter tropicalis-like bacteria. Particular strains of L. plantarum, L. fermentum, and A. pasteurianus, originating from the environment, were well adapted to the environmental conditions prevailing during Ghanaian cocoa bean heap fermentation and apparently played a significant role in the cocoa bean fermentation process. Yeasts produced ethanol from sugars, and LAB produced lactic acid, acetic acid, ethanol, and mannitol from sugars and/or citrate. Whereas L. plantarum strains were abundant in the beginning of the fermentation, L. fermentum strains converted fructose into mannitol upon prolonged fermentation. A. pasteurianus grew on ethanol, mannitol, and lactate and converted ethanol into acetic acid. A newly proposed Weissella sp., referred to as “Weissella ghanaensis,” was detected through PCR-DGGE analysis in some of the fermentations and was only occasionally picked up through culture-based isolation. Two new species of Acetobacter were found as well, namely, the species tentatively named“ Acetobacter senegalensis” (A. tropicalis-like) and “Acetobacter ghanaensis” (A. syzygii-like).

scholarly journals Microbial Diversity of Acetic Acid Producing Bacteria from Protein-Rich Residues

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-120
Author(s):  
G. C. Onyenegecha ◽  
F. S. Ire ◽  
O. K. Agwa
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Nucleotide Sequencing ◽  
Acetic Acid Concentration ◽  
Acetic Acid Production ◽  
Colorless Liquid ◽  
Protein Rich

Background: Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are concrete sets of organism which act as precursor for acetic acid production. Acetic acid is a colorless liquid with strong pungent and sour smell. It is synthesized from oxidation of ethanol by AAB. Vast studies have been made from sugary sources in the isolation of AAB. Aim: The needs to study and utilize our protein-rich residues (PRR) for AAB presence spurn this study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, between June and December 2018. Methodology: The samples (beans, groundnut and powdered milk) used in this study were surface-sterilized, homogenized, pre-enriched (in balsam medium) and serially diluted with inoculum size (0.1ml) inoculated on sterilized glucose yeast peptone agar, Mannitol agar and low glycemic index (LGI) media and incubated at 30oC for 48 h using the spread plate technique. A total of 11 bacterial isolates were obtained and screened for acetic acid production in brain heart infusion and yeast glucose ethanol acetic acid broth at 30oC for 14 days and positive isolates were identified by titration method. AAB isolates with the highest acetic acid concentration were selected for molecular identification and further studies. Results: Two Acetic acid bacteria identified in this study were Acetobacter and Gluconobacter. The result of this study indicated that Acetobacter had acetic acid concentration of 3.6g/100ml while Gluconobacter had 1.8g/100 ml. However, molecular identification highlighted Acetobacter as Bacillus cereus with Genbank accession number MK 332142; whereas Gluconobacter was Stenotrophomonas maltophilia MK 332143. The neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree and bioinformatics revealed B. cereus and S. maltophilia as 97% and 96% similarity index, 854 and 883 nucleotide sequencing letters as well as 450 and 410 base pairs. Conclusion: This finding implied that “S. maltophilia” and “B. cereus” are predominant Acetic acid bacteria in spoilt beans and groundnut; and can act as potential strains with industrial importance to man and environment.

scholarly journals Polyphasic Study of the Spatial Distribution of Microorganisms in Mexican Pozol, a Fermented Maize Dough, Demonstrates the Need for Cultivation-Independent Methods To Investigate Traditional Fermentations

1999 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 5464-5473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Ampe ◽  
Nabil ben Omar ◽  
Claire Moizan ◽  
Carmen Wacher ◽  
Jean-Pierre Guyot
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Fermented Food ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
Product Analysis ◽  
Culture Independent ◽  
Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Traditional Fermented Foods

ABSTRACT The distribution of microorganisms in pozol balls, a fermented maize dough, was investigated by a polyphasic approach in which we used both culture-dependent and culture-independent methods, including microbial enumeration, fermentation product analysis, quantification of microbial taxa with 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes, determination of microbial fingerprints by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), and 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing. Our results demonstrate that DGGE fingerprinting and rRNA quantification should allow workers to precisely and rapidly characterize the microbial assemblage in a spontaneous lactic acid fermented food. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) accounted for 90 to 97% of the total active microflora; no streptococci were isolated, although members of the genus Streptococcus accounted for 25 to 50% of the microflora. Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum, together with members of the generaLeuconostoc and Weissella, were the other dominant organisms. The overall activity was more important at the periphery of a ball, where eucaryotes, enterobacteria, and bacterial exopolysacharide producers developed. Our results also showed that the metabolism of heterofermentative LAB was influenced in situ by the distribution of the LAB in the pozol ball, whereas homolactic fermentation was controlled primarily by sugar limitation. We propose that starch is first degraded by amylases from LAB and that the resulting sugars, together with the lactate produced, allow a secondary flora to develop in the presence of oxygen. Our results strongly suggest that cultivation-independent methods should be used to study traditional fermented foods.

scholarly journals Influence of Turning and Environmental Contamination on the Dynamics of Populations of Lactic Acid and Acetic Acid Bacteria Involved in Spontaneous Cocoa Bean Heap Fermentation in Ghana

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Camu ◽  
Ángel González ◽  
Tom De Winter ◽  
Ann Van Schoor ◽  
Katrien De Bruyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Acetic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Cocoa Bean ◽  
Relative Population ◽  
Acetobacter Pasteurianus ◽  
Culture Independent ◽  
Dynamics Of Populations ◽  
Culture Dependent

ABSTRACT The influence of turning and environmental contamination on six spontaneous cocoa bean heap fermentations performed in Ghana was studied through a multiphasic approach, encompassing both microbiological (culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques) and metabolite target analyses. A sensory analysis of chocolate made from the fermented, dried beans was performed as well. Only four clusters were found among the isolates of acetic acid bacteria (AAB) identified: Acetobacter pasteurianus, Acetobacter ghanensis, Acetobacter senegalensis, and a potential new Acetobacter lovaniensis-like species. Two main clusters were identified among the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated, namely, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum. No differences in biodiversity of LAB and AAB were seen for fermentations carried out at the farm and factory sites, indicating the cocoa pod surfaces and not the general environment as the main inoculum for spontaneous cocoa bean heap fermentation. Turning of the heaps enhanced aeration and increased the relative population size of AAB and the production of acetic acid. This in turn gave a more sour taste to chocolate made from these beans. Bitterness was reduced through losses of polyphenols and alkaloids upon fermentation and cocoa bean processing.

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