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Abdelshafy AM, Neetoo H, Al-Asmari F. Antimicrobial Activity of Hydrogen Peroxide for Application in Food Safety and COVID-19 Mitigation: An Updated Review. J Food Prot 2024; 87:100306. [PMID: 38796115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a well-known agent with a broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and viruses. It is a colorless liquid and commercially available in aqueous solution over a wide concentration range. It has been extensively used in the food industry by virtue of its strong oxidizing property and its ability to cause cellular oxidative damage in microbial cells. This review comprehensively documents recent research on the antimicrobial activity of H2O2 against organisms of concern for the food industry, as well as its effect against SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, factors affecting the antimicrobial effectiveness of H2O2, different applications of H2O2 as a sanitizer or disinfectant in the food industry as well as safety concerns associated with H2O2 are discussed. Finally, recent efforts in enhancing the antimicrobial efficacy of H2O2 are also outlined.
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- Asem M Abdelshafy
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University - Assiut Branch, Assiut 71524, Egypt.
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- Agricultural and Food Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
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Pei H, Zhu C, Shu F, Lu Z, Wang H, Ma K, Wang J, Lan R, Shang F, Xue T. CodY: An Essential Transcriptional Regulator Involved in Environmental Stress Tolerance in Foodborne Staphylococcus aureus RMSA24. Foods 2023; 12:3166. [PMID: 37685098 PMCID: PMC10486358 DOI: 10.3390/foods12173166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), as the main pathogen in milk and dairy products, usually causes intoxication with vomiting and various kinds of inflammation after entering the human body. CodY, an important transcriptional regulator in S. aureus, plays an important role in regulating metabolism, growth, and virulence. However, little is known about the role of CodY on environmental stress tolerance. In this research, we revealed the role of CodY in environmental stress tolerance in foodborne S. aureus RMSA24. codY mutation significantly reduced the tolerance of S. aureus to desiccation and oxidative, salt, and high-temperature stresses. However, S. aureus was more tolerant to low temperature stress due to mutation of codY. We found that the expressions of two important heat shock proteins-GroEL and DanJ-were significantly down-regulated in the mutant codY. This suggests that CodY may indirectly regulate the high- and low-temperature tolerance of S. aureus by regulating the expressions of groEL and danJ. This study reveals a new mechanism of environmental stress tolerance in S. aureus and provides new insights into controlling the contamination and harm caused by S. aureus in the food industry.
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- Hao Pei
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
- Food Procession Research Institute, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; (H.P.); (C.Z.); (F.S.); (Z.L.); (H.W.); (K.M.); (J.W.); (R.L.); (F.S.)
- Food Procession Research Institute, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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Cai Y, Zhao Y, Yadav AK, Ji B, Kang P, Wei T. Ozone based inactivation and disinfection in the pandemic time and beyond: Taking forward what has been learned and best practice. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 862:160711. [PMID: 36496014 PMCID: PMC9727960 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The large-scale global COVID-19 has a profound impact on human society. Timely and effectively blocking the virus spread is the key to controlling the pandemic growth. Ozone-based inactivation and disinfection techniques have been shown to effectively kill SARS-CoV-2 in water, aerosols and on solid surface. However, the lack of an unified information and discussion on ozone-based inactivation and disinfection in current and previous pandemics and the absence of consensus on the main mechanisms by which ozone-based inactivation of pandemic causing viruses have hindered the possibility of establishing a common basis for identifying best practices in the utilization of ozone technology. This article reviews the research status of ozone (O3) disinfection on pandemic viruses (especially SARS-CoV-2). Taking sterilization kinetics as the starting point while followed by distinguishing the pandemic viruses by enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, this review focuses on analyzing the scope of application of the sterilization model and the influencing factors from the experimental studies and data induction. It is expected that the review could provide an useful reference for the safe and effective O3 utilization of SARS-CoV-2 inactivation in the post-pandemic era.
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- Yamei Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China; Department of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, School of Water Resources and Hydroelectric Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China; Department of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, School of Water Resources and Hydroelectric Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China; School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China; Department of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, School of Water Resources and Hydroelectric Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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Pei H, Wang J, Zhu C, Wang H, Fang M, Shu F, Wang H, Hu Y, Li B, Xue T. A novel gdmH-related gene, ghl, involved in environmental stress tolerance and vancomycin susceptibility in milk-derived Staphylococcus aureus. Food Res Int 2023; 167:112720. [PMID: 37087277 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.112720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus is one of the main microorganisms that contaminate dairy products and pickled foods, and has a great impact on economy and human health. GdmH-related proteins, as important functional units widely present in Staphylococcus species, have not been reported in S. aureus so far. In this study, we identified a gdmH-related gene, named ghl. We found that mutation of ghl gene could decrease the tolerance of environmental stresses (heat, desiccation, salt and hydrogen peroxide) of S. aureus and enhanced the capacities of biofilm formation. In addition, the ghl mutant was more sensitive to vancomycin on CAMHB solid plates but more resistant to vancomycin in CAMHB liquid medium compared to wild type RMSA24. These results indicated that ghl is an important factor to respond to environmental stress in foodborne S. aureus. This paper for the first time reported that a GdmH-related protein plays an important role in environmental tolerance, providing a new direction for the follow-up study of GdmH-related proteins, as well as a potential target gene for further research on the tolerance mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus in food processing and the control of biofilm formation.
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Efficacy of triple-wash using a peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide solution at reducing populations and cross-contamination of Salmonella Typhimurium and the surrogate Enterococcus faecium on tomatoes. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2023.114499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Temple J, Stearns R, Coe C, Chaney H, Tou J, Freshour A, Luo Y, Shen C. Evaluation of the efficacy of a mixer of hydrogen peroxide and peroxyacetic acid to mitigate microbial cross-contamination of Salmonella Typhimurium and the surrogate Enterococcus faecium during triple-washing of butternut squash. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.114313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sudarsan A, Keener K. Inactivation of spoilage organisms on baby spinach leaves using high voltage atmospheric cold plasma (HVACP) and assessment of quality. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang H, Hou X, Shen J, Wang W, Ye Y, Yu J, Xue T. Alternative sigma factor B reduces biofilm formation and stress response in milk-derived Staphylococcus aureus. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sudarsan A, Keener KM. Inactivation of Salmonella enterica serovars and Escherichia coli O157:H7 surrogate from baby spinach leaves using high voltage atmospheric cold plasma (HVACP). Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Sarron E, Gadonna-Widehem P, Aussenac T. Ozone Treatments for Preserving Fresh Vegetables Quality: A Critical Review. Foods 2021; 10:605. [PMID: 33809297 PMCID: PMC8000956 DOI: 10.3390/foods10030605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Ozone is recognized as an antimicrobial agent for vegetables storage, washing, and processing. This strong disinfectant is now being used in the food industry. In this review, the chemical and physical properties of ozone, its generation, and factors affecting ozone processing efficiency were explained as well as recent regulatory developments in the food industry. By then selecting three vegetables, we show that ozone avoids and controls biological growth on vegetables, keeping their attractive appearance and sensorial qualities, assuring nutritional characteristics' retention and maintaining and increasing the shelf-life. In liquid solution, ozone can be used to disinfect processing water and vegetables, and in gaseous form, ozone helps to sanitize and preserve vegetables during storage. The multifunctionality of ozone makes it a promising food processing agent. However, if ozone is improperly used, it causes some deleterious effects on products, such as losses in their sensory quality. For an effective and a safe use of ozone, specific treatment conditions should be determined for all kinds of vegetables. In a last step, we propose highlighting the different essential characteristics of ozone treatment in order to internationally harmonize the data relating to the treatments carried-out.
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- Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, Université d’Artois, ULR 7519, 19 Rue Pierre Waguet, BP 30313, 60026 Beauvais, France; (E.S.); (P.G.-W.)
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Kang JH, Song KB. Antimicrobial activity of honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia) ethanol extract against foodborne pathogens and its application in washing fresh-cut Swiss chard. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Fan X, Song Y. Advanced Oxidation Process as a Postharvest Decontamination Technology To Improve Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:12916-12926. [PMID: 32369356 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Fresh produce is frequently associated with outbreaks of foodborne diseases; thus, there is a need to develop effective intervention technologies and antimicrobial treatments to improve the microbial safety of fresh produce. Washing with chemical sanitizers, commonly used by the industry, is limited in its effectiveness and is viewed as a possible cross-contamination opportunity. This review discuses the advanced oxidation process (AOP), which involves generating highly reactive hydroxyl radicals to inactivate human pathogens. Ionizing irradiation, ultraviolet (UV) light, and cold plasma can be regarded as AOP; however, AOPs employing combinations of UV, H2O2, cold plasma, and ozone may be more promising because higher amounts of hydroxyl radicals are produced in comparison to the individual treatments and the combinative AOPs may be more consumer friendly than ionizing irradiation. When applied as a gaseous/aerosolized treatment, AOPs may have advantages over immersion treatments, considering the reactivity of hydroxyl radicals and presence of organic materials in wash water. Gaseous/aerosolized AOPs achieve up to 5 log reductions of pathogenic bacteria on fresh produce compared to reductions of 1-2 logs with aqueous sanitizers. Further research needs to be conducted on specific AOPs before being considered for commercialization, such as reduced formation of undesirable chemical byproducts, impact on quality, and scaled up studies.
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- Xuetong Fan
- Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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- Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, United States
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