Analysis of polluted microorganisms on the outer packages of Chinese sauerkraut
It was found that the microbial counts of some outer packages of Chinese sauerkraut which will directly contact with foods were out of specification. 104cuf/ml~107cuf/ml bacterial counts were found in the samples, some also with fungi. The main contaminants identified by 16S rDNA sequence analysis were Exiguobacterium spp.and Acinetobacter spp. with some Staphylococcus spp. and Bacillus spp. While the main fungi detected were Aspergillus spp., Altemaria spp., and Penicillium spp. With semi-quantitative adhesion assay, the three isolates were found that it have strong biofilm forming capability.