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Fundamental Food Microbiology, Third Edition - Fuad Fathir

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24 FUNDAMENTAL FOOD MICROBIOLOGY<br />

Table 2.1 Genera of Bacteria Important in <strong>Food</strong>s<br />

Sectiona (Groupb ) Description Family Genera<br />

2 Gram-negative, Not indicated Campylobacter,<br />

aerobic/microa<br />

Arcobacter,<br />

erophilic,<br />

motile,<br />

helical/vibrioid<br />

Helicobacterc 4 Gram-negative, Pseudomonadaceae Pseudomonas,Xanth<br />

aerobic, rods<br />

and cocci<br />

omonas<br />

Acetobacteraceae Acetobacter,<br />

Gluconobacter<br />

Nisseriaceae Acinetobacter,<br />

Morexella<br />

Not indicated Alteromonas,<br />

Flavobacterium,<br />

Alcaligenes,<br />

Brucella,<br />

Psychrobacter<br />

5 Gram-negative, Enterobacteriaceae Citrobacter,<br />

facultative<br />

Escherichia,<br />

anaerobic,<br />

Enterobacter,<br />

rods<br />

Edwardsiella,<br />

Erwinia, Hafnia,<br />

Klebsiella,<br />

Morganella,<br />

Proteus,Salmonella,<br />

Shigella, Serratia,<br />

Yersinia<br />

Vibrionaceae Vibrio, Aeromonas,<br />

Plesiomonas<br />

9 Rickettsias Rickettsiaceae Coxiella<br />

12 (17) Gram-positive, Micrococcaceae Micrococcus,<br />

cocci<br />

Staphylococcus<br />

Not indicated Streptococcus,<br />

Enterococcus,<br />

Lactococcus,<br />

Leuconostoc,<br />

Pediococcus,<br />

Sarcina<br />

13 (18) Gram-positive, Not indicated Bacillus,<br />

endospore-<br />

Sporolactobacillus,<br />

forming rods<br />

Clostridium,<br />

and cocci<br />

(Desulfotomaculumd )<br />

14 (19) Gram-positive, Not indicated Lactobacillus,<br />

nonsporing,<br />

Carnobacterium,<br />

regular rods<br />

Brochothrix, Listeria<br />

15 (20) Gram-positive, Not indicated Corynebacterium,<br />

nonsporing,<br />

Brevibacterium,<br />

irregular rods<br />

Propionibacterium,<br />

Bifidobacterium<br />

a Sections in Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology.<br />

b Groups in Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. Only those sections (or groups)<br />

containing bacteria important in food are listed in this table.<br />

c Are included in this group and contain pathogenic species that can be foodborne.<br />

d Disulfotomaculum cells stain Gram-negative.

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