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Childs A, Chand D, Pereira J, Santra S, Rajaraman S. BacteSign: Building a Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Database for Universal Bacterial Identification. BIOSENSORS 2024; 14:176. [PMID: 38667169 PMCID: PMC11047924 DOI: 10.3390/bios14040176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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With the increasing incidence of diverse global bacterial outbreaks, it is important to build an immutable decentralized database that can capture regional changes in bacterial resistance with time. Herein, we investigate the use of a rapid 3D printed µbiochamber with a laser-ablated interdigitated electrode developed for biofilm analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Bacillus subtilis using electrochemical biological impedance spectroscopy (EBIS) across a 48 h spectrum, along with novel ladder-based minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) stencil tests against oxytetracycline, kanamycin, penicillin G and streptomycin. Furthermore, in this investigation, a search query database has been built demonstrating the deterministic nature of the bacterial strains with real and imaginary impedance, phase, and capacitance, showing increased bacterial specification selectivity in the 9772.37 Hz range.
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- Andre Childs
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32826, USA
- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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Nowaczyk PM, Bajerska J, Lasik-Kurdyś M, Radziejewska-Kubzdela E, Szwengiel A, Woźniewicz M. The effect of cranberry juice and a cranberry functional beverage on the growth and metabolic activity of selected oral bacteria. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:660. [PMID: 34930215 PMCID: PMC8686276 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-02025-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The oral microbiota is a significant risk indicator for oral diseases, such as dental caries and periodontal inflammation. Much attention is presently paid to the development of functional foods (e.g. beverages containing cranberry constituents, or foods containing probiotics) that may serve as adjuncts for oral disease treatments (e.g. periodontitis and caries). Cranberry fruit, due to its unique chemical composition and antimicrobial potential, is a possible ingredient of such foods. The study aimed to investigate the effects of cranberry juice (CJ) and a cranberry functional beverage (mixture of 80% v/v apple juice, 20% v/v cranberry juice, and 0.25 g/100 mL ground cinnamon; CFB) on the growth and metabolic activity of selected oral bacteria. METHODS Serial dilution pour plate method (SDPP) was used to examine the effect of CJ and CFB on the growth of Actinomyces naeslundii, Streptococcus mutans, and Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei. 48-h electrical impedance measurements (EIM) during the cultivation of A. naeslundii were applied to evaluate the utility of the method as a rapid alternative for the assessment of the antimicrobial potential of cranberry beverages. RESULTS The tested bacteria differed in their susceptibility to the antimicrobial action of CJ and CFB, with L. paracasei subsp. paracasei being least vulnerable to CFB (according to SDPP). Although CJ at a concentration of 0.5 mL/mL, showed a bactericidal effect on the growth of S. mutans, A. naeslundii was more sensitive to CJ (SDPP). Its inhibitory effect on A. naeslundii was seen even at concentrations as small as 0.03125-0.125 mL/mL (SDPP and EIM). On the other hand, S. mutans seemed to be more vulnerable to CFB than A. naeslundii (SDPP). CONCLUSIONS CFB may be considered an adjunct in the treatment of oral diseases due to its action against selected oral pathogens, and not against the presumably beneficial L. paracasei subsp. paracasei. Bioelectrical impedance measurements appear to be a quick alternative to evaluating the antimicrobial activity of fruit beverages, but their utility should be confirmed with tests on other bacteria.
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- Paulina M Nowaczyk
- Department of Sports Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60-624, Poznań, Poland.
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Mobasheri N, Karimi M, Hamedi J. Implementing Electric Potential Difference as a New Practical Parameter for Rapid and Specific Measurement of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Antibiotics. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:1290-1298. [PMID: 29869678 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1523-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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New methods to determine antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens especially the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antibiotics have great importance in pharmaceutical industry and treatment procedures. In the present study, the MIC of several antibiotics was determined against some pathogenic bacteria using macrodilution test. In order to accelerate and increase the efficiency of culture-based method to determine antimicrobial susceptibility, the possible relationship between the changes in some physico-chemical parameters including conductivity, electrical potential difference (EPD), pH and total number of test strains was investigated during the logarithmic phase of bacterial growth in presence of antibiotics. The correlation between changes in these physico-chemical parameters and growth of bacteria was statistically evaluated using linear and non-linear regression models. Finally, the calculated MIC values in new proposed method were compared with the MIC derived from macrodilution test. The results represent significant association between the changes in EPD and pH values and growth of the tested bacteria during the exponential phase of bacterial growth. It has been assumed that the proliferation of bacteria can cause the significant changes in EPD values. The MIC values in both conventional and new method were consistent to each other. In conclusion, cost and time effective antimicrobial susceptibility test can be developed based on monitoring the changes in EPD values. The new proposed strategy also can be used in high throughput screening of biocompounds for their antimicrobial activity in a relatively shorter time (6-8 h) in comparison with the conventional methods.
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- Nasrin Mobasheri
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.,Microbial Technology and Products (MTP) Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, School of Biology and Center of Excellence in Phylogeny Living Organisms, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. .,Microbial Technology and Products (MTP) Research Center, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Lasik A, Pikul J, Majcher M, Lasik-Kurdyś M, Konieczny P. Characteristics of fermented ewe’s milk product with an increased ratio of natural whey proteins to caseins. Small Rumin Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhao Z, Chalmers A, Rieder R. Rapid detection of contaminant bacteria in platelet concentrate using differential impedance. Vox Sang 2014; 107:114-22. [PMID: 24646111 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Current FDA-approved culture-based methods for the bacterial testing of platelet concentrate (PC) can yield false-negative results attributed to Poisson-limited sampling errors incurred near the time of collection that result in undetectable bacterial concentrations. Testing PC at the point of issue (POI) extends the incubation period for any contaminant bacteria increasing the probability of detection. Data are presented from time-course experiments designed to simulate POI testing of bacterially contaminated PCs at different stages of growth using differential impedance sensing. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Whole-blood-derived PCs were typically spiked with low numbers of bacteria (approximately 100 CFU/ml) and incubated under standard PC storage conditions. Each infected unit was evaluated every two hours over a 12-h period. All samples were treated with a chemical compound that induces stress in the bacterial cells only. The development of any bacterial stress was monitored by detecting changes in the dielectric properties of the PC using differential impedance. RESULTS Differential impedance measurements and corresponding cell counts at the different time-points are presented for six organisms implicated in post-transfusion-septic reactions. All infected PCs were detected once contaminant bacteria reached concentrations ranging between 0·6 × 10(3) and 6 × 10(3) CFU/ml irrespective of the phase of growth. Results were obtained within 30 min after the start of the assay and without the need for cell lysis or centrifugation. CONCLUSION Differential impedance sensing can detect bacterial contamination in PC rapidly at concentrations below clinical thresholds known to cause adverse effects.
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- Z Zhao
- BioSense Technologies, Inc., Woburn, MA, USA
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Johnson N, Chang Z, Bravo Almeida C, Michel M, Iversen C, Callanan M. Evaluation of indirect impedance for measuring microbial growth in complex food matrices. Food Microbiol 2014; 42:8-13. [PMID: 24929710 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The suitability of indirect impedance to accurately measure microbial growth in real food matrices was investigated. A variety of semi-solid and liquid food products were inoculated with Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteriditis, Candida tropicalis or Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and CO2 production was monitored using a conductimetric (Don Whitely R.A.B.I.T.) system. The majority (80%) of food and microbe combinations produced a detectable growth signal. The linearity of conductance responses in selected food products was investigated and a good correlation (R(2) ≥ 0.84) was observed between inoculum levels and times to detection. Specific growth rate estimations from the data were sufficiently accurate for predictive modeling in some cases. This initial evaluation of the suitability of indirect impedance to generate microbial growth data in complex food matrices indicates significant potential for the technology as an alternative to plating methods.
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- N Johnson
- Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Research Centre, Nestec Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
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Agata L, Jan P. Production of fermented goat beverage using a mixed starter culture of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts. Eng Life Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201100126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Lasik Agata
- Department of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition; Poznań University of Life Sciences; Poznan; Poland
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- Department of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition; Poznań University of Life Sciences; Poznan; Poland
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Rieder R, Zavizion B. Monitoring the physiologic stress response: a novel biophysical approach for the rapid detection of bacteria in platelet concentrate. Transfusion 2008; 48:2596-605. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01880.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yang L, Banada PP, Liu YS, Bhunia AK, Bashir R. Conductivity and pH dual detection of growth profile of healthy and stressed Listeria monocytogenes. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 92:685-94. [PMID: 16167332 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In this study, growth of Listeria monocytogenes in a low conductivity growth medium (LCGM) was simultaneously monitored by conductivity and pH measurements. Detection times obtained from the conductivity and pH growth curves were inversely related to the initial concentration of L. monocytogenes in the medium. Linear responses were found by plotting detection times obtained from both conductivity and pH growth curves as a function of initial cell concentration in the range of 10(2) to 10(7) cfu/mL. The detection time was approximately 12 and 2 h for 10(2) and 10(7) cfu/mL of viable L. monocytogenes, respectively, using the conductivity growth curves, whereas it was approximately 1 h less using the pH growth curves. This dual detection system was used for evaluating the growth of acid-, temperature-, and salt-treated L. monocytogenes in the medium. Acid stress at pH 2 and 3 for 3 h caused approximately 12 and 4 h delay in the detection time on pH growth curves, while stress at pH 5 for 3 h did not cause a significant delay in detection time. Delay in detection times was also observed for L. monocytogenes cells exposed to 45 degrees C for more than 1 h (2 and 6 h). Exposure to 10% NaCl for 3 h did not cause visible delay in the detection time. These observations on detection times for stressed L. monocytogenes had a consistent trend with the cell number decrease determined by surface plating method.
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- Liju Yang
- Birck Nanotechnology Center and Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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The development of a fully automated on-line monitoring and control system is very important in bioprocesses. One of the most important parameters in these processes is biomass. This review discusses different methods for biomass quantification. A general definition of biomass and biovolume are presented. Interesting concepts about active but not culturable cells considerations are included as well as concepts that must be taken into account when selecting biomass quantification technology. Chemical methods have had few applications in biomass measurement to date; however, bioluminescence can selectively enumerate viable cells. Photometric methods including fluorescence and scattered light measurements are presented. Reference methods including dry and wet weight, viable counts and direct counts are discussed, as well as the physical methods of flow cytometry, impedancimetric and dielectric techniques.
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- R E Madrid
- Departamento de Bioingeniería, FACET/INSIBIO, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Tucuman, Argentina.
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Hofmann MC, Kensy F, Büchs J, Mokwa W, Schnakenberg U. Transponder-based sensor for monitoring electrical properties of biological cell solutions. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 100:172-7. [PMID: 16198260 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.100.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 04/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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An inductive passive remote sensor circuit for monitoring fermentation processes is presented. The sensor circuit consists of an interdigital capacitor and a planar coil structured on a glass laminated FR4-printed circuit board. This circuit resonates at frequencies between 2 and 4 MHz. After the resonant sensor circuit is immersed in a fermentation vessel with a cell solution, the resonant frequencies are detected by measuring the impedance of an external loop antenna. A new theory is presented to describe the behavior of the sensor circuit. In combination with a proposed equivalent circuit, the theory enables the calculation of the permittivity and conductivity of the cell solution under test by determining the resonant frequencies of the sensor without the need for any additional fitting functions. The influence of the relaxation behavior of living cells on the sensor signal with respect to the conductivity of the solution is discussed in detail. To prove the new theory, the determined permittivity is compared with the optical density of a cell solution, an indicator of cell concentration. The performed measurements show the expected correlation between the determined permittivity and optical density. The solution under test is a yeast culture in YPG medium.
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- Mirko C Hofmann
- Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Sommerfeldstr. 24, D-52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Revol-Junelles AM, Miguindou-Mabiala R, Roger-Maigné D, Millière JB. Behavior of Escherichia coli cells and Bacillus cereus spores on poplar wood crates by impedance measurements. J Food Prot 2005; 68:80-4. [PMID: 15693168 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-68.1.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dry poplar wood crates and glass surfaces (bottoms of Pyrex flasks) were contaminated with aqueous suspensions of Escherichia coli Collection de l'Institut Pasteur (CIP) 54.8 cells or Bacillus cereus CIP 78.3 spores. After different periods of storage at 25 degrees C, the number of cells still present on both surfaces was determined by impedance microbiology. The physical and chemical properties of the wood greatly and rapidly decreased the number of cells. After 4 h of contact time, B. cereus residual metabolic activity corresponded to less than 10% of the initial inoculum level. With a low inoculum level of 2.4 x 10(2) E. coli cells, sterility of the wood was obtained after a contact time of 24 h. With a higher inoculum level of 10(6) E. coli cells, only a few viable bacteria, corresponding to the metabolic activity of four cells, could be recovered after a prolonged contact time of 145 h. Conversely, under the same conditions of storage, when bacteria were deposited on inert and nonporous materials such as glass surfaces, growth occurred. After 24 h of contact time at 25 degrees C, bacterial populations were about 10(9) cells for E. coli and 10(7) cells for B. cereus. Under our experimental conditions after a prolonged contact time, wood exhibited growth-inhibiting properties and cells were no longer metabolically active. These results indicate that the potential for cross-contamination of foods stored directly in contact with previously contaminated poplar wood crates is low under our experimental conditions.
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- Anne-Marie Revol-Junelles
- Laboratoire Bioprocédés Agro-Alimentaires (LABIAL), ENSAIA-INPL, F-54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France.
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Newbold C, Richardson R, Huang CQ, Milojevic D, Cowan R, Shepherd R. Anin vitromodel for investigating impedance changes with cell growth and electrical stimulation: implications for cochlear implants. J Neural Eng 2004; 1:218-27. [PMID: 15876642 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/1/4/005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The impedance of stimulating electrodes used in cochlear implants and other neural prostheses often increases post-implantation, and is thought to be due to fibrous tissue encapsulation of the electrode array. Increased impedance results in higher power requirements to stimulate target neurons at set charge densities. We developed an in vitro model to investigate the electrode-tissue interface in a highly controlled environment. This model was tested using three cell types, with and without charge-balanced biphasic electrical stimulation. Under standard tissue culture conditions, a monolayer of cells was grown over the electrode surface. Electrode impedance increased in proportion to the extent of cell coverage of the electrode. Cell type was a significant factor in the amount of impedance increase, with kidney epithelial cells (MDCK) creating the greatest impedance, followed by dissociated rat skin fibroblasts and then macrophages (J774). The application of electrical stimulation to cell-covered electrodes caused impedance fluctuations similar to that seen in vivo, with a lowering of impedance immediately following stimulation, and a recovery to pre-stimulation levels during inactive periods. Examination of these electrodes suggests that the stimulation-induced impedance changes were due to the amount of cell cover over the electrodes. This in vitro technique accurately models the changes in impedance observed with neural prostheses in vivo, and shows the close relationship between impedance and tissue coverage adjacent to the electrode surface. We believe that this in vitro approach holds great promise to further our knowledge of the mechanisms contributing to electrode impedance.
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- Carrie Newbold
- CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovations (CRC Hear), 384-388 Albert St, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia.
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Line JE, Pearson KG. Development of a selective broth medium for the detection of injured Campylobacter jejuni by capacitance monitoring. J Food Prot 2003; 66:1752-5. [PMID: 14572208 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.10.1752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of these studies was to develop a conductimetric method for the rapid detection of Campylobacter jejuni. Numerous basal medium components were analyzed to develop a growth-enhancing broth medium for detection of freeze-injured Campylobacter cells using a conductimetric system. The final medium was composed of a modified Campy-Line agar from which the agar and triphenyltetrazolium chloride were removed and the amino acid, L-arginine was added. Pure isolates of C. jejuni. (frozen and thawed to produce stressed cells) were utilized to test the detection methodology. Monitoring of significant changes in the capacitance signal was found suitable for detection of Campylobacter proliferation. Using stressed pure cultures, Campylobacter growth was repeatedly detected at very low inoculum levels (about one cell per well). There was a direct linear relationship between detection times (DTs) and the initial inoculum level. For example, using a single strain, the mean DT (n = 20) at the 10 CFU/ml inoculum level was 28.6 h, with 100% of the inoculated wells detecting. The mean DTs at the 100, 1,000, and 10,000 CFU/ml inoculum levels were 24.9, 21.4, and 17.0 h, respectively. This study demonstrates that conductimetric methods can be utilized for the rapid detection of C. jejuni.
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- J Eric Line
- US Department of Agriculture, Russell Research Center, PO Box 5677, Athens, Georgia 30677, USA.
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Pavlova E, Pesheva M, Savov V. Biomass Conductivity Estimation of Escherichia Coli. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2003. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2003.10819212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Remote Query Resonant-Circuit Sensors for Monitoring of Bacteria Growth: Application to Food Quality Control. SENSORS 2002. [DOI: 10.3390/s20600219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ong KG, Wang J, Singh RS, Bachas LG, Grimes CA. Monitoring of bacteria growth using a wireless, remote query resonant-circuit sensor: application to environmental sensing. Biosens Bioelectron 2001; 16:305-12. [PMID: 11390218 DOI: 10.1016/s0956-5663(01)00131-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new technique is presented for in-vivo remote query measurement of the complex permittivity spectra of a biological culture solution. A sensor comprised of a printed inductor-capacitor resonant-circuit is placed within the culture solution of interest, with the impedance spectrum of the sensor measured using a remotely located loop antenna; the complex permittivity spectra of the culture is calculated from the measured impedance spectrum. The remote query nature of the sensor platform enables, for example, the in-vivo real-time monitoring of bacteria or yeast growth from within sealed opaque containers. The wireless monitoring technique does not require a specific alignment between sensor and antenna. Results are presented for studies conducted on laboratory strains of Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli JM109, Pseudomonas putida and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- K G Ong
- Department of Electrical Engineering & Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 204 Materials Research Lab, University Park, Pennsylvania, PA 16802, USA
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Chang TC, Huang AH. Rapid differentiation of fermentative from nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli in positive blood cultures by an impedance method. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:3589-94. [PMID: 11015369 PMCID: PMC87442 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.10.3589-3594.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rapid differentiation of fermentative gram-negative bacilli (fermenters) from nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli (nonfermenters) in positive blood cultures may help physicians to narrow the choice of appropriate antibiotics for empiric treatment. An impedance method for direct differentiation of fermenters from nonfermenters was investigated. The bacterial suspensions (or positive culture broths containing gram-negative bacteria) were inoculated into the module wells of a Bactometer (bioMérieux, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) containing 1 ml of Muller-Hinton broth. The inoculated modules were incubated at 35 degrees C, and the change in impedance in each well was continuously monitored. The amount of time required to cause a series of significant deviations from baseline impedance values was defined as the detection time (DT). The percent change of impedance was defined as the change of impedance at the time interval from DT to DT plus 1 h. After testing 857 strains of pure cultures (586 strains of fermenters and 271 strains of nonfermenters), a breakpoint (2.98%) of impedance change was obtained by discriminant analysis. Strains displaying impedance changes of greater than 2.98% were classified as fermenters; the others were classified as nonfermenters. By using this breakpoint, 98.6% (340 of 345) of positive blood cultures containing fermenters and 98% (98 of 100) of positive blood cultures containing nonfermenters were correctly classified. The impedance method was simple, and the results were normally available within 2 to 4 h after direct inoculation of positive blood culture broths.
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- T C Chang
- Department of Medical Technology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Paquet J, Lacroix C, Audet P, Thibault J. Electrical conductivity as a tool for analysing fermentation processes for production of cheese starters. Int Dairy J 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0958-6946(00)00060-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Noble PA, Dziuba M, Harrison DJ, Albritton WL. Factors influencing capacitance-based monitoring of microbial growth. J Microbiol Methods 1999; 37:51-64. [PMID: 10395464 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7012(99)00040-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Microbiological impedance devices are routinely used by food and manufacturing industries, and public health agencies to measure microbiological growth. Factors contributing to increases and decreases in capacitance at the culture medium-electrode interface are poorly understood. To objectively evaluate the effects of temperature, cell density and medium conductivity on capacitance, admittance values from an impedance device were standardized; capacitance was converted to susceptance to allow unit comparisons with conductance. Although increases in temperature increased susceptance, a linear relationship could not be established between the change of susceptance with temperature and conductance of the medium. Cell density by itself had no measureable effect on susceptance or conductance, indicating that cells did not impede the movement of ions in the medium or around the electrode. In a low conductivity medium, increases in conductance by the addition of ions resulted in a concomitant increase of susceptance values. However, in a high conductivity medium, increases in conductance resulted in little or no increase of susceptance values because ions saturated the electrode surface. Susceptance increased when Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Alcaligenes faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus were grown in high conductivity media because protons produced by metabolically active bacteria balance more charge on the electrode than other ions. Increases in susceptance due to bacterial growth and metabolism in low conductivity media were attributed to both increases in protons and ionic metabolites. These results indicate that capacitance may provide a better measure of microbial growth and metabolism than conductance.
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Affiliation(s)
- P A Noble
- Department of Applied Microbiology and Food Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
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