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Microbial Prevalence and Quality of Organic Farm Produce from Various Production Sites

생산지 수집 신선 유기농 농산물 미생물 분포도 분석

  • Park, Won-Jung (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University) ;
  • Ryu, Hwa-Yeon (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University) ;
  • Lim, Ga-Yeon (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Duck (Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Convergence, Bioscience and Technology, Seowon University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Hyun (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University)
  • 박원정 (가천대학교 식품생물공학과) ;
  • 류화연 (가천대학교 식품생물공학과) ;
  • 임가연 (가천대학교 식품생물공학과) ;
  • 이영덕 (서원대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 박종현 (가천대학교 식품생물공학과)
  • Received : 2013.12.04
  • Accepted : 2014.01.24
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

To analyze the presence of microbes in organic farm produce, green chillies, lettuce, tomatoes, apples, pears, and rice were collected at 47 production sites with organic and conventional produce. Total average bacterial counts of 4.07 log CFU/g in organic green chillies, 3.71 log CFU/g in conventional green chillies, and 6.76- 6.90 log CFU/g in the both lettuce were detected. Mean bacterial counts of 4.48 log CFU/g and 2.84 log CFU/g were detected in organic and conventional pear produce, respectively. Differences in bacterial counts in tomatoes, apples, and rice in organic and conventional produce were less pronounced. Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus were not detected in any produce sample. However, Bacillus cereus was detected with average counts of 1.04 log CFU/g in 11/47 (23%) conventional produce samples and 1.97 log CFU/g in 6/47 (13%) organic produce samples. Therefore, organic and conventional produce showed similar microbial prevalence patterns, and comparable safety in terms of pathogen contamination.

신선편이식품 소재인 유기농산물의 미생물 분포와 품질을 평가하기 위해서 풋고추, 상추, 토마토, 사과, 배, 쌀 등의 농산물을 47개 지역에서 관행농 농산물과 동시에 현장에서 시료를 수집하였다. 일반 세균수로는 유기농 고추가 평균 4.07 log CFU/g, 관행농 고추는 3.71 log CFU/g 검출되었고 상추는 유기농, 관행농에서 6.76-6.90 log CFU/g로 분석되었다. 토마토와 사과는 2종류 시료에서 각각 2.08-2.92 log CFU/g, 0.70-0.82 log CFU/g로 검출되었다. 쌀도 유기농과 관행농 시료에서 2.92-2.98 log CFU/g 범위의 세균분포를 보여주었으나 유기농 배에서는 4.48 log CFU/g, 관행농 배는 2.84 log CFU/g의 분포도를 보여 주었다. 분석시료에 따라 미생물의 분포에 많은 차이를 보여 주었으며 유기농과 관행농산물의 미생물분포는 거의 차이가 없었다. 병원성 세균인 Cl. perfringens, E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella, S. aureus은 전혀 검출되지 않았다. 그러나 유기농산물 2개(4%)와 관행농산물 3개(6%)에서 E. coil가 1.7 log CFU/g으로 검출되었고 B. cereus는 유기농 6개(13%)가 1.97 log CFU/g수준으로, 관행농 11개(23%)에서 1.04 log CFU/g 수준으로 검출되었다. 그러므로 유기농산물과 관행농산물에서의 일반세균과 병원성 세균의 오염정도는 차이가 거의 없고 이들 병원성 미생물의 오염수준도 비교적 낮아 안전한 것으로 판단된다.

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