Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28197144›Full record

ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2017

Detection and Enumeration of Spore-Forming Bacteria in Powdered Dairy Products.

Aoife J McHugh, Conor Feehily, Colin Hill, Paul D Cotter

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. International journal of microbiology · 2026
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Implications of indoor microbial ecology and evolution on antibiotic resistance.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2020
    Review
  13. Molecular Characterization ofFoodborne pathogens and disease · 2019
    Article
  14. Article
  15. Review
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Quantifying the Responses of ThreeFrontiers in microbiology · 2018
    Article
  19. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Aoife J McHughFood Bioscience Department, Teagasc Food Research CentreCork, Ireland; School of Microbiology, University College CorkCork, Ireland.
Conor FeehilyFood Bioscience Department, Teagasc Food Research CentreCork, Ireland; APC Microbiome InstituteCork, Ireland.
Colin HillSchool of Microbiology, University College CorkCork, Ireland; APC Microbiome InstituteCork, Ireland.
Paul D CotterFood Bioscience Department, Teagasc Food Research CentreCork, Ireland; APC Microbiome InstituteCork, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the abolition of milk quotas in the European Union in 2015, several member states including Ireland, Luxembourg, and Belgium have seen year on year bi-monthly milk deliveries to dairies increase by up to 35%. Milk production has also increased outside of Europe in the past number of years. Unsurprisingly, there has been a corresponding increased focus on the production of dried milk products for improved shelf life. These powders are used in a wide variety of products, including confectionery, infant formula, sports dietary supplements and supplements for health recovery. To ensure quality and safety standards in the dairy sector, strict controls are in place with respect to the acceptable quantity and species of microorganisms present in these products. A particular emphasis on spore-forming bacteria is necessary due to their inherent ability to survive extreme processing conditions. Traditional microbiological detection methods used in industry have limitations in terms of time, efficiency, accuracy, and sensitivity. The following review will explore the common spore-forming bacterial contaminants of milk powders, will review the guidelines with respect to the acceptable limits of these microorganisms and will provide an insight into recent advances in methods for detecting these microbes. The various advantages and limitations with respect to the application of these diagnostics approaches for dairy food will be provided. It is anticipated that the optimization and application of these methods in appropriate ways can ensure that the enhanced pressures associated with increased production will not result in any lessening of safety and quality standards.

Indexed as

dairydairy powdernext generation sequencingpathogensspore-forming bacteria

Identifiers

PMID28197144
PMCPMC5281614

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.