Effect of Oxygen Tension on the Spoilage Microflora of Irradiated and Non‐irradiated Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Fillets

Abstract
Summary. The spoilage microflora of irradiated and non‐irradiated air packed or vacuum packed haddock fillets was identified after storage of the fillets at 35°F. With the non‐irradiated fillets, both air packed and vacuum packed, the spoilage flora was predominantly pseudomonads. With the irradiated fillets, the spoilage flora of the air packed samples was chiefly achromobacter; that of the vacuum packed samples was chiefly lactobacilli (or possibly Microbacterium thermosphactum).