Research Article

Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province

Volume: 12 Number: 3 September 30, 2019
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Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province

Abstract

In this study, the physicochemical and microbiological quality of toast cheese offered for sale in markets in the center of Afyonkarahisar province was examined. The acidity (pH) and water activity (aw) values of the samples were determined to be 4.89 and 0.932 on average, respectively. As a result of microbiological analyses, the total aerobic bacteria, total aerobic psychrophilic bacteria, yeast and mold, total coliform group bacteria, lactic acid bacteria counts, Lactococcus/Streptococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus average counts were determined to be 5.81, 3.30, 4.14, 2.89, 4.69, 4.93, 4.74, 2.42 and <2.00 log CFU/g, respectively. Furthermore, the samples were contaminated in percentages as follows: Escherichia coli 24%, Clostridium perfringens 8%, Salmonella spp. 18%, and Listeria spp. 12%, while Brucella spp. growth did not occur in the samples.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2019

Submission Date

April 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

June 9, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 12 Number: 3

APA
Akarca, G., & Tomar, O. (2019). Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, 12(3), 235-241. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.557787
AMA
1.Akarca G, Tomar O. Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province. kvj. 2019;12(3):235-241. doi:10.30607/kvj.557787
Chicago
Akarca, Gökhan, and Oktay Tomar. 2019. “Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 (3): 235-41. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.557787.
EndNote
Akarca G, Tomar O (September 1, 2019) Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 3 235–241.
IEEE
[1]G. Akarca and O. Tomar, “Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province”, kvj, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 235–241, Sept. 2019, doi: 10.30607/kvj.557787.
ISNAD
Akarca, Gökhan - Tomar, Oktay. “Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12/3 (September 1, 2019): 235-241. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.557787.
JAMA
1.Akarca G, Tomar O. Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province. kvj. 2019;12:235–241.
MLA
Akarca, Gökhan, and Oktay Tomar. “Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, Sept. 2019, pp. 235-41, doi:10.30607/kvj.557787.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Akarca, Oktay Tomar. Investigation of Some Physicochemical and Microbiological Quality Parameters of Toast Cheese Sold Retail in Afyonkarahisar Province. kvj. 2019 Sep. 1;12(3):235-41. doi:10.30607/kvj.557787

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