| Food Product class |
Genera of microbes present in spoiled food during storage |
| Cereal
grains
(carbohydrates) |
Aspergillus,Fusarium,
Penicillium
,Monilia,Rhizopus. |
| Bread
(carbohydrates) |
Bacillus, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Endomyces, Rhizopus, Neurospora. |
| Vegetables(carbohydrates) |
Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Lactobacillus, Bacillus. |
| Fruits and juices(carbohydrates) |
Acetobacter, Lactobacillus, Saccharomyces,Torulopsis. |
| Fresh meat(protein and lipid) |
Micrococcus,
Cladosporium,
Thamnidium,
Achromobacter,
Pseudomonas,
Flavobacterium. |
| Sausage, bacon, ham etc.(protein and lipid) |
Micrococcus, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Debarmyces, Penicillium |
| Poultry(protein and lipid) |
Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Micrococcus, Salmonella. |
| Fish, Shrimp(protein) |
Achromobacter, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Micrococcus, vibrio |
| Milk and milk products (carbohydrates, lipid and protein) |
Streptococcus,
Lactobacillus,
Microbacterium,
Achromobacter,
Pseudomonas,
Flavobacterium,
Bacillus |
| Eggs(protein and lipid) |
Pseudomonas, Cladosporium, Penicillium, Sporotrichum. |