Studies on Different Methods to Reduce the Bacterial Load in Spirulina platensis powders

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Studies on Different Methods to Reduce the Bacterial Load in Spirulina platensis powders

D. Raja¹ and A. David Ravindran²

¹Sanat Products Limited, Kodairoad -624206, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India.

²Department of Biology, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram – 624 302, Tamilnadu, India.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2011;5(1):489-491

Received: 10/07/2010 | Accepted: 04/08/2010 | Published: 30/04/2011

Abstract

The present study was aimed to enumerate the total bacterial count in Spirulina platensis powder and to reduce their bacterial level by different treatments such as storaging in different temperature, N₂ and CO₂ gas packaging, Lactobacillus and glucose, tyndalization. While comparing the sample with the treated samples, the bacterial load was found to be reduced in treated samples. Treatments such as CO₂ gas packaging and storage in 5 and 12⁰C shows increased level.

Keywords

Spirulina, Lactobacillus, Tyndalization

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