Lactic Acid Bacteria Succession, Identification and Antilisterial Capacity in Traditionally Produced Dry-Fermented Chicken Sausage

Zdolec, Nevijo; Kiš, Marta; Vukšić, Mladenka; Mazija, Hrvoje; Bazina, Ivana; Kazazić, Snježana (2025) Lactic Acid Bacteria Succession, Identification and Antilisterial Capacity in Traditionally Produced Dry-Fermented Chicken Sausage. Processes, 13 (7). ISSN 2227-9717

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Abstract

The production of fermented sausages from poultry meat using traditional technologies and natural maturation conditions is a major challenge. The aim of this study was to identify indigenous microbiota with antilisterial activity from an innovative, additive-free, traditionally fermented chicken sausage. Isolates (n = 88) of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were collected during maturation and subjected to MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification. The capacity to combat Listeria was screened against five strains using the agar well diffusion method in 63 selected LAB isolates. MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identified four different LAB genera, namely Enterococcus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus, the proportions of which differed significantly during the production phases (p < 0.001). Enterococcus faecalis was the most prevalent LAB species in the initial sausage dough. The presence of lactococci (Lactococcus lactis) and enterococci was detected during the 14- and 30-day ripening period and was gradually displaced by leuconostocs and lactobacilli. Lactobacilli appeared to be abundant during the central and late maturation phases, and consisted of only two species—Latilactobacillus sakei and Latilactobacillus curvatus. In total, 38 LAB isolates (60%) showed antilisterial activity toward at least one Listeria indicator strain. The proportions of antilisterial LAB differed significantly during sausage maturation. Inhibitory activity against all indicator Listeria was detected in the neutralized cell-free supernatants of five strains of Enterococcus faecalis, two L. sakei strains and one Leuconostoc mesenteroides strain. The antilisterial activity observed in the indigenous LAB revealed the possible role of L. sakei as a bioprotective culture, as well as the role of Ln. mesenteroides and E. faecalis as bacteriocin producers, for practical applications.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	lactobacilli; enterococci; MALDI-TOF MS; screening; meat fermentation; poultry; Listeria monocytogenes
Subjects:	BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE > Veterinary Medicine > Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety
Divisions:	Division of Physical Chemistry
Depositing User:	Lorena Palameta
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2025 13:05
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/9924
DOI:	10.3390/pr13072216

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