shows the microbial profile of control (T0) and treated (T4)
samples during storage at ambient temperature. Significantly
(P < 0.01) lower counts of the meat spoilage organism, Enterobacteria
were noticed in treated samples up to the end of 4 days of storage
as compared to 1 day-stored control samples, which were,
however, not acceptable sensorially. While yeast and molds were
absent (till 4 days), no significant change in SPC was noticed in
treated samples as compared with 1 day-stored control (T0) samples.
The reason for the lower levels of Enterobacteria in glucosetreated
samples may be the higher counts of Pseudomonas, which
predominate in aerobically-stored mutton samples