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  • The red color of meat, called its bloom, may be changed to shades of green, brown or grey as a result of production of oxidizing compounds by bacteria. Which of the following species are reported to cause the greening of sausage?


  • Options
  • A. Lactobacillus
  • B. Leuconostoc
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. Pseudomonas

  • Correct Answer
  • Both (a) and (b) 


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    • 1. Iced, cut up poultry often develops a slime i.e. accompanied by an odor describe as tainted, acid, sour or dishraggy. This defect is chiefly by the species of

    • Options
    • A. Pseudomonas
    • B. Alcaligenes
    • C. hetero-fermentative species
    • D. catalase negative bacteria
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following (s) is/are responsible for the green patches on the surface of meats under aerobic conditions?

    • Options
    • A. P. expansum
    • B. P. asperulum
    • C. P. oxalicum
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Lactic acid bacteria in meats may be responsible for

    • Options
    • A. slime formation at the surface or within especially in presence of sucrose
    • B. production of green discoloration
    • C. souring
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The growth of Streptomyces on straw or elsewhere near the egg may produce

    • Options
    • A. musty or earthy flavors
    • B. hay odour
    • C. fishy flavor
    • D. cabbage-water flavor
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pink rots in eggs is caused by the strains of

    • Options
    • A. Pseudomonas
    • B. Pseudomonas fluorescens
    • C. species of Micrococcus or Bacillus
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following microorganism spoil poultry in polyethylene bags?

    • Options
    • A. Pseudomonas-achromobacter
    • B. Alcaligenes
    • C. hetero-fermentative species
    • D. catalase negative bacteria
    • Discuss
    • 7. Colorless rots in eggs is caused by

    • Options
    • A. Pseudomonas alcaligenes
    • B. Pseudomonas fluorescens
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Beef hams are made spongy by species of

    • Options
    • A. Rhodotorula
    • B. Bacillus
    • C. Pseudomonas
    • D. red Bacillus
    • Discuss
    • 9. The technique first described to determine the incipient spoilage in meat was

    • Options
    • A. homogenate extract volume (HEV)
    • B. agar Plate Count (APC)
    • C. extract Release Volume (ERV)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The presence of viable non-spore forming bacteria in heat process canned foods indicates leakage of the container. Which of the following is responsible for the spoilage of leaky cans?

    • Options
    • A. Plant equipment
    • B. Cooling water
    • C. Highly acidic medium
    • D. High sugar content
    • Discuss


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