Determination of the microbiological contamination in minced pork by culture dependent and 16S amplicon sequencing analysis

Routine evaluation of bacterial contamination in minced pork is still mainly performed by the enumeration of indicator bacteria, including total aerobic colony count and E. coli, using standardized isolation methods. However, the bacterial community structure as well as the effect of the storage time and temperature on the aerobic plate count are largely unknown for this matrix. The aim of the study was to characterize the microbial community in...