Studies on Thermophilic Flat-sour Bacteria in Soymilk: Isolation, Indentification and Determination of Heat Resistance

두유내의 고온성 Flat-sour 변질균의 분리.동정 및 열저항성에 관한 연구

  • Chung, Je-Bong (Central Research Institute, Dr. Chung's Food co., Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Kyun-Hee (Central Research Institute, Dr. Chung's Food co., Ltd.) ;
  • Sohn, Heon-Soo (Central Research Institute, Dr. Chung's Food co., Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Suk-Min (Central Research Institute, Dr. Chung's Food co., Ltd.)
  • Published : 1988.04.01

Abstract

For the optimization of thermal processing conditions in soymilk process, 4 strains of thermoresistant flat-sour bacteria were isolated from soymilk. The isolates were aerobic spore-forming rods, and grew at $-65^{\circ}C$. Based on the morphological and physiological properties, all of the isolated strains were identified as Bacillus stearothermophilus. The heat resistance of spores of 3 isolates and Bacillus stearothermophillus ATCC 12980 as a reference was determined in soymilk(pH 7.0) and pH 7.0 buffer solution. For each of the spores studied, linear regression equations with standard error were presented for the thermal destruction at 110, 115, 121, and $125^{\circ}C$. It was not obvious that the components of soy milk increased the heat resistance of spores. Between the strains studied, variability was noted in the D values at the different temperature, and no one strain was consistently the most heat resistant at all the given temperatures. The average D value for the 4 strains was 77.27, 20.20, 2.76 and 1.39 min at 110, 115, 121 and $125^{\circ}C$, respectively, and the average z value was $8.36^{\circ}C$.

두유제조공정 중 열처리 공정을 최적화 하기 위하여, 두유에서 4균주의 열저항성이 큰 flat-sour 변질균을 분리하였다. 분리균주들은 호기성 포자형성간균으로서 $-65^{\circ}C$에서도 성장하였으며, 형태학적 및 생리학적인 특징들로부터 모두 Bacillus stearothermophilus로 동정할 수 있었다. 3분리균주 및 Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980의 두유(pH 7.0) 및 pH 7.0 완충용액 내 에서의 열저항성을 측정하기 위하여, 각각의 균주에 대한 110, 115, 121 및 $125^{\circ}C$에서의 열치사에 관한 직선회귀식을 구하였다. 두유의 구성성분이 포자의 열저항성을 증가시킨다는 점은 뚜렷하게 확인되지 않았으며, 균주간에 있어서도 D값의 대소관계가 온도에 따라 변화하여, 주어진 모든 온도에서 일관성있게 가장 큰 열 저항성을 보인 균주는 없었다. 4균주의 평균 D값은 110, 115, 121 및 $125^{\circ}C$에서 각각 77.27, 20.20, 2.76 및 1.39분이었으며, 평균 z값은 $8.36^{\circ}C$이었다.

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