Journal: Foods
Article Title: Microbiological and Physicochemical Profile of Traditionally Produced Chouriça de Carne Dry-Fermented Sausages: Towards Benchmarking of Products Against Established Quality Groups
doi: 10.3390/foods13223705
Figure Lengend Snippet: Representation of the coefficients of correlation obtained by principal component analysis for a solution of three dimensions accounting for 60% of the total data variability. The larger the circle, the higher the contribution of a variable to the dimension (Dim). Dark blue represents a highly positive correlation, whereas dark red represents a highly negative one; in any case, the lighter the colour, the weaker the correlation. Variables: pH; water activity (aw); moisture; ash; fat; protein carbohydrates (CHO); mesophiles count; S. aureus counts; Clostridium spp. counts; Listeria spp. detection (ListeriaDet); Salmonella spp. detection (SalmonellaDet); lactic acid bacteria count on MRS (MRS); lactic acid bacteria count on M17 agar (M17).
Article Snippet: Suspect Listeria spp. colonies were confirmed using a biochemical panel (Listeria System 18R kit, Liofilchem, Italy) and presumptive Salmonella spp. colonies were confirmed by serological agglutination test (Salmonella Latex Kit, Liofilchem, Italy).
Techniques: Activity Assay, Bacteria