Research Article

Changes in Bacterial Composition of Zucchini Flowers Exposed to Refrigeration Temperatures

Table 1

List of strains identified from zucchini pistils harvested in Trial A and B at 0 (sample T0), 4 (sample T4), 8 (sample T8), and 11 (sample T11) days of cold storage.

Trial ATrial B

StrainTaxonomic identificationIsolated in sampleStrainTaxonomic identificationIsolated in sample

A5Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T0C35Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T4
A12Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T0, T4C36Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T4
A13Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T0, T8, T11C37Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T4
A83Acinetobacter sp.T11C5Acinetobacter  calcoaceticus T0, T4, T8
A63Arthrobacter  arilaiti T11C3Acinetobacter sp. T0
A16Arthrobacter  nicotianae T0C86Bacillus  Megaterium T8
A35Arthrobacter sp.T4C107Enterobacter  aerogenes T11
A80Arthrobacter sp.T0, T11C20Enterobacter  aerogenes T0
A81Arthrobacter sp.T11C74Enterobacter  sp. T8
A9Erwinia  persicina T0, T4C110Klebsiella  oxytoca T11
A46Erwinia  persicina T8, T11C38Klebsiella  oxytoca T4, T11
A38Erwinia sp.T4C71Pantoea  agglomerans T8
A64Erwinia sp.T8, T11C73Pantoea  agglomerans T8
A56Klebsiella  oxytoca T8C51Pseudomonas sp. T4, T8
A72Klebsiella sp.T11C122Serratia  marcescens T11
A42Pantoea agglomeransT4C19Serratia  marcescens T0
A57Pantoea  agglomerans T8
A41Pantoea sp.T8
A48Pseudoclavibacter  helvolus T8
A77Serratia sp.T11
A82Serratia sp.T11
A65Staphylococcus  saprophyticus T11
A17Staphylococcus  succinus T0, T11
A20Staphylococcus  succinus T0
A67Staphylococcus  succinus T11
A62Staphylococcus  xylosus T11
A26Weissella sp.T4
A53Weissella  viridescens T8