Carnobacterium

Carnobacterium is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria within the family Carnobacteriaceae. C. divergens and C. maltaromaticum are found in the wild and in food products and can grow anaerobically. These species are not known to be pathogenic in humans, but may cause disease in fish.[1]

Carnobacterium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Division:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Carnobacteriaceae
Genus:
Carnobacterium
Species

Carnobacterium alterfunditum
Carnobacterium divergens
Carnobacterium funditium
Carnobacterium gallinarum
Carnobacterium iners
Carnobacterium inhibens
Carnobacterium jeotgali
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
Carnobacterium mobile
Carnobacterium piscicola
Carnobacterium pleistocenium
Carnobacterium viridans

A species of Carnobacterium, C. maltaromaticum strain CB1, has been evaluated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, as a food additive for vacuum- or modified atmosphere-packaged ready-to-eat meat and fresh comminuted, processed meat. Based on the hazard and exposure considerations, the risk assessment conducted by Health Canada concluded that C. maltaromaticum strain CB1 is not considered to be toxic to the Canadian environment or human health as described in Section 64 of CEPA 1999.[2]

References
  1. Leisner, JJ; Laursen, BG; Prévost, H; Drider, D; Dalgaard, P (September 2007). "Carnobacterium: positive and negative effects in the environment and in foods". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 31 (5): 592–613. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00080.x. PMC 2040187. PMID 17696886.
  2. http://www.ec.gc.ca/subsnouvelles-newsubs/default.asp?lang=En&n=5F5B3F64-1


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