Greenhalgh Jake P, Amund Daniel
School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, United Kingdom.
Food Saf (Tokyo). 2019 Sep 24;7(3):74-78. doi: 10.14252/foodsafetyfscj.D-19-00004. eCollection 2019 Sep.
Edible insects present a potential solution to increasing global food insecurity. However, there is limited research on the microbial hazards they may pose. These include opportunistic pathogens like spp. (formerly ). In this study, nine types of ready-to-eat edible insect products purchased in the UK were examined for their microbial load (total aerobic count, total count), and screened for the presence of by selective enrichment and plating on chromogenic agar. While microbial load was generally low, presumptive spp. were detected in five of the edible insect products. Four of the isolates were identified as , using the Remel RapID ONE biochemical test kit. Genotypic characterisation of the isolates by ITS-PCR, however, demonstrated that the isolates may be other species of instead. Further studies into understanding microbial hazards linked to edible insects for human consumption are required.
可食用昆虫为缓解全球粮食不安全问题提供了一种潜在的解决方案。然而，关于它们可能带来的微生物危害的研究却很有限。这些危害包括诸如某些菌种（以前的……）等机会致病菌。在本研究中，对在英国购买的九种即食可食用昆虫产品进行了微生物负荷检测（需氧菌总数、总……计数），并通过选择性富集和在显色琼脂上平板培养来筛查是否存在……。虽然微生物负荷总体较低，但在五种可食用昆虫产品中检测到了疑似……菌种。使用Remel RapID ONE生化检测试剂盒，其中四个分离株被鉴定为……。然而，通过ITS-PCR对分离株进行基因分型表明，这些分离株可能是其他种类的……。需要进一步开展研究，以了解与供人类食用的可食用昆虫相关的微生物危害。
