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Hakeem MJ, Lu X. Survival and Control of Campylobacter in Poultry Production Environment. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 10:615049. [PMID: 33585282 PMCID: PMC7879573 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.615049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Campylobacter species are Gram-negative, motile, and non-spore-forming bacteria with a unique helical shape that changes to filamentous or coccoid as an adaptive response to environmental stresses. The relatively small genome (1.6 Mbp) of Campylobacter with unique cellular and molecular physiology is only understood to a limited extent. The overall strict requirement of this fastidious microorganism to be either isolated or cultivated in the laboratory settings make itself to appear as a weak survivor and/or an easy target to be inactivated in the surrounding environment of poultry farms, such as soil, water source, dust, surfaces and air. The survival of this obligate microaerobic bacterium from poultry farms to slaughterhouses and the final poultry products indicates that Campylobacter has several adaptive responses and/or environmental niches throughout the poultry production chain. Many of these adaptive responses remain puzzles. No single control method is yet known to fully address Campylobacter contamination in the poultry industry and new intervention strategies are required. The aim of this review article is to discuss the transmission, survival, and adaptation of Campylobacter species in the poultry production environments. Some approved and novel control methods against Campylobacter species throughout the poultry production chain will also be discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammed J Hakeem
- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Food, Nutrition and Health Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, QC, Canada
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Umaraw P, Prajapati A, Verma AK, Pathak V, Singh VP. Control ofcampylobacterin poultry industry from farm to poultry processing unit: A review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2015; 57:659-665. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.935847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kudra LL, Sebranek JG, Dickson JS, Mendonca AF, Zhang Q, Jackson-Davis A, Prusa KJ. Control of Campylobacter jejuni in chicken breast meat by irradiation combined with modified atmosphere packaging including carbon monoxide. J Food Prot 2012; 75:1728-33. [PMID: 23043819 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-12-178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Campylobacter is one of the leading causes of human foodborne illnesses originating from meat and poultry products. Cross-contamination of this organism occurs in many poultry processing plants, and can occur in the kitchens and refrigerators of consumers. Therefore, new intervention strategies are needed for meat and poultry products to better protect consumers from this pathogen. Vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging is a common packaging technique used by the meat and poultry industry to extend the shelf life of meat products. In addition, irradiation has been well established as an antibacterial treatment to reduce pathogens on meat and poultry products. Irradiation in combination with high-CO(2) + CO modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) was investigated in this study for the control of Campylobacter jejuni in chicken breast meat. The radiation sensitivity (D(10)-value) of this foodborne pathogen in chicken breast meat was similar in vacuum or high-O(2) MAP (0.31 ± 0.01 kGy in vacuum packaging and 0.29 ± 0.03 kGy in MAP). C. jejuni survived in both vacuum and high-CO(2) MAP through 6 weeks of refrigerated storage. Irradiation was effective for eliminating C. jejuni from meat or poultry packaged in vacuum or MAP, and should reduce the chance of cross-contamination in retail stores or home kitchens. However, irradiated off-odor and sour aroma were observed for raw, irradiated chicken breast packaged with either vacuum or MAP. Therefore, additional means to mitigate quality changes appear necessary for these products.
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- Li L Kudra
- Johnsonville Sausage, L.L.C., N6927 Johnsonville Way, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin 53085, USA
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KING AMANDAM, MILLER RHONDAK, CASTILLO ALEJANDRO, GRIFFIN DAVEYB, HARDIN MARGARETD. Effects of Lactic Acid and Commercial Chilling Processes on Survival of Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Campylobacter coli in Pork Variety Meats. J Food Prot 2012; 75:1589-94. [DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-12-004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Current industry chilling practices with and without the application of 2% l-lactic acid were compared for their effectiveness at reducing levels of Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Campylobacter coli on pork variety meats. Pork variety meats (livers, intestines, hearts, and stomachs) were inoculated individually with one of the three pathogens and subjected to five different treatment combinations that included one or more of the following: water wash (25°C), lactic acid spray (2%, 40 to 50°C), chilling (4°C), and freezing (−15°C). Samples were analyzed before treatment, after each treatment step, and after 2, 4, and 6 months of frozen storage. Results showed that when a lactic acid spray was used in combination with water spray, immediate reductions were approximately 0.5 log CFU per sample of Salmonella, 0.8 log CFU per sample of Y. enterocolitica, and 1.1 log CFU per sample of C. coli. Chilling, both alone and in combination with spray treatments, had little effect on pathogens, while freezing resulted in additional 0.5-log CFU per sample reductions in levels of Salmonella and Y. enterocolitica, and an additional 1.0-log CFU per sample reduction in levels of C. coli. While reductions of at least 1 log CFU per sample were observed on variety meats treated with only a water wash and subsequently frozen, samples treated with lactic acid had greater additional reductions than those treated with only a water spray throughout frozen storage. The results of this study suggest that the use of lactic acid as a decontamination intervention, when used in combination with good manufacturing practices during processing, causes significant reductions in levels of Salmonella, Y. enterocolitica, and C. coli on pork variety meats.
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- AMANDA M. KING
- 1Center for Food Safety, Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas AgriLife Research, 2471 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-2471
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- 1Center for Food Safety, Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas AgriLife Research, 2471 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-2471
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- 1Center for Food Safety, Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas AgriLife Research, 2471 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-2471
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- 1Center for Food Safety, Meat Science Section, Department of Animal Science, Texas AgriLife Research, 2471 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-2471
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- 2IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group, 15300 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park, Washington 98155, USA
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Fratamico PM, Juneja V, Annous BA, Rasanayagam V, Sundar M, Braithwaite D, Fisher S. Application of Ozonated Dry Ice (ALIGAL™ Blue Ice) For Packaging and Transport in the Food Industry. J Food Sci 2012; 77:M285-91. [PMID: 23163945 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Pina M Fratamico
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA.
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Silva J, Leite D, Fernandes M, Mena C, Gibbs PA, Teixeira P. Campylobacter spp. as a Foodborne Pathogen: A Review. Front Microbiol 2011; 2:200. [PMID: 21991264 PMCID: PMC3180643 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Campylobacter is well recognized as the leading cause of bacterial foodborne diarrheal disease worldwide. Symptoms can range from mild to serious infections of the children and the elderly and permanent neurological symptoms. The organism is a cytochrome oxidase positive, microaerophilic, curved Gram-negative rod exhibiting corkscrew motility and is carried in the intestine of many wild and domestic animals, particularly avian species including poultry. Intestinal colonization results in healthy animals as carriers. In contrast with the most recent published reviews that cover specific aspects of Campylobacter/campylobacteriosis, this broad review aims at elucidating and discussing the (i) genus Campylobacter, growth and survival characteristics; (ii) detection, isolation and confirmation of Campylobacter; (iii) campylobacteriosis and presence of virulence factors; and (iv) colonization of poultry and control strategies.
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- Joana Silva
- CBQF/Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica PortuguesaPorto, Portugal
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- CBQF/Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica PortuguesaPorto, Portugal
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- CBQF/Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica PortuguesaPorto, Portugal
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- CBQF/Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica PortuguesaPorto, Portugal
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- CBQF/Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica PortuguesaPorto, Portugal
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Chon JW, Hyeon JY, Choi IS, Park CK, Kim SK, Heo S, Oh SW, Song KY, Seo KH. Comparison of three selective media and validation of the VIDAS Campylobacter assay for the detection of Campylobacter jejuni in ground beef and fresh-cut vegetables. J Food Prot 2011; 74:456-60. [PMID: 21375884 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-10-302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In this study, three different selective media, modified cefoperazone charcoal deoxycholate agar (mCCDA), Karmali agar, and Preston agar, were compared for isolating Campylobacter jejuni from artificially contaminated ground beef and fresh-cut vegetables that have different levels of background microflora. Concurrently, an automated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method for detecting Campylobacter spp. (VIDAS Campylobacter) was evaluated by comparing it with the culture methods. Food samples inoculated with C. jejuni were enriched in Bolton broth at 42°C for 44 h and then streaked onto the three different selective media, followed by incubation under microaerobic conditions at 42°C for 48 h. The enriched Bolton broth (1 ml) was used in the VIDAS Campylobacter assay. No statistical differences in sensitivities were observed between the three selective media for ground beef and fresh-cut vegetables, but the selectivity of Preston agar was better (P < 0.05) than those of mCCDA and Karmali agar. The VIDAS Campylobacter assay showed a recovery rate similar (P > 0.05) to those of all of the medium combinations in ground beef. However, more positive samples (P < 0.05) were detected with the VIDAS Campylobacter than with the selective agars, except for the combinations of mCCDA plus Preston agar or mCCDA plus Karmali agar plus Preston agar in fresh-cut vegetables.
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- Jung-Whan Chon
- Department of Public Health, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Yu JH, Kim NY, Cho NG, Kim JH, Kang YA, Lee HG. Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni outbreak in a middle school in Incheon, Korea. J Korean Med Sci 2010; 25:1595-600. [PMID: 21060748 PMCID: PMC2966996 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.11.1595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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On July 6, 2009, an outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred among middle school students in Incheon. An investigation to identify the source and describe the extent of the outbreak was conducted. A retrospective cohort study among students, teachers, and food handlers exposed to canteen food in the middle school was performed. Using self-administered questionnaires, information was collected concerning on symptoms, days that canteen food was consumed, and food items consumed. Stool samples were collected from 66 patients and 11 food handlers. The catering kitchen was inspected and food samples were taken. Of the 791 people who ate canteen food, 92 cases became ill, representing an attack rate of 11.6%. Thirty-one (40.3%) of the 77 stool specimens were positive for Campylobacter jejuni. Interviews with kitchen staff indicated the likelihood that undercooked chicken was provided. This is the first recognized major C. jejuni outbreak associated with contaminated chicken documented in Korea.
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- Jun-Hwan Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
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COŞANSU S, AYHAN K. EFFECTS OF LACTIC AND ACETIC ACID TREATMENTS ONCAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNIINOCULATED ONTO CHICKEN LEG AND BREAST MEAT DURING STORAGE AT 4C AND −18C. J FOOD PROCESS PRES 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4549.2008.00320.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lori S, Buckow R, Knorr D, Heinz V, Lehmacher A. Predictive model for inactivation of Campylobacter spp. by heat and high hydrostatic pressure. J Food Prot 2007; 70:2023-9. [PMID: 17900078 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.9.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Campylobacter represents one of the leading causes of foodborne enteritis. Poultry and its products frequently transmit the pathogen. The objective of the present study was to model predictively the short-term inactivation of Campylobacter in a ready-to-eat poultry product to develop an economic high-pressure treatment. We inactivated baroresistant strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, grown to stationary phase on nutrient agar and inoculated in poultry meat slurry, by heat and high hydrostatic pressure. Incubation at ambient pressure at 70 degrees C for 1 min and at 450 MPa at 15 degrees C for 30 s inactivated more than 6 log CFU of this foodborne pathogen per ml of poultry meat slurry. Thermal and pressure inactivation kinetics of C. coli and C. jejuni in poultry meat slurry were accurately described by a first-order kinetic model. A mathematical model was developed from 10 to 65 degrees C and from ambient to 500 MPa that predicts the reduction in numbers of Campylobacter in response to the combination of temperature, pressure, and treatment time. We suggest the high-pressure treatment of foods to avoid health risks caused by Campylobacter. The nonthermal short-term treatment of the examined food model system represents a successful step to an economic high-pressure procedure.
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- Seham Lori
- Institut für Hygiene und Umwelt, Abteilung Mikrobiologischer Verbraucherschutz, Marckmannstrasse 129a, D-20539 Hamburg, Germany
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Birk T, Rosenquist H, Brøndsted L, Ingmer H, Bysted A, Christensen BB. A comparative study of two food model systems to test the survival of Campylobacter jejuni at -18 degrees C. J Food Prot 2006; 69:2635-9. [PMID: 17133806 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-69.11.2635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The survival of Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168 was tested at freezing conditions (-18 degrees C) over a period of 32 days in two food models that simulated either (i) the chicken skin surface (skin model) or (ii) the chicken juice in and around a broiler carcass (liquid model). In the skin model, cells were suspended in chicken juice or brain heart infusion broth (BHIB) and added to 4-cm2 skin pieces, which were subsequently stored at -18 degrees C. In the liquid model, cells were suspended in chicken juice or BHIB and stored at -18 degrees C. The decrease in the number of viable C. jejuni NCTC 11168 cells was slower when suspended in chicken juice than in BHIB. After freezing for 32 days, the reductions in the cell counts were 1.5 log CFU/ml in chicken juice and 3.5 log CFU/ml in BHIB. After the same time of freezing but when inoculated onto chicken skin, C. jejuni NCTC 11168 was reduced by 2.2 log units when inoculated in chicken juice and 3.2 log units when inoculated into BHIB. For both models, the major decrease occurred within the first 24 h of freezing. The results obtained in the liquid model with chicken juice were comparable to the reductions of Campylobacter observed for commercially processed chickens. The survival at -18 degrees C in the liquid model was also tested for three poultry isolates and three human clinical isolates of the serotypes 1.44, 2, and 4 complex. As observed for C. jejuni NCTC 11168, all the strains survived significantly better in chicken juice than in BHIB and were not notably influenced by serotype or origin. The findings indicate that the composition of the medium around the bacteria, rather than the chicken skin surface, is the major determining factor for the survival of C. jejuni at freezing conditions. The liquid model with chicken juice was therefore the best model system to study the freezing tolerance in Campylobacter strains.
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- Tina Birk
- Department of Microbiology and Risk Assessment, Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Mørkhøj Bygade 26, 2860 Søborg, Denmark
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Weese JS, Rousseau J, Arroyo L. Bacteriological evaluation of commercial canine and feline raw diets. THE CANADIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL = LA REVUE VETERINAIRE CANADIENNE 2005; 46:513-6. [PMID: 16048011 PMCID: PMC1140397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Twenty-five commercial raw diets for dogs and cats were evaluated bacteriologically. Coliforms were present in all diets, ranging from 3.5 x 10(3) to 9.4 x 10(6) CFU/g (mean 8.9 x 10(5); standard deviation 1.9 x 10(6)). Escherichia coli was identified in 15/25 (64%) diets; however, E. coli O157 was not detected. Salmonella spp. were detected in 5/25 (20%) diets; 1 each of beef-, lamb-, quail-, chicken-, and ostrich-based diets. Sporeforming bacteria were identified from 4/25 (16%) samples on direct culture and 25/25 (100%) samples using enrichment culture. Clostridium perfringens was identified in 5/25 (20%) samples. A toxigenic strain of C. difficile was isolated from one turkey-based food. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 1/25 (4%) diets. Campylobacter spp. were not isolated from any of the diets.
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- J Scott Weese
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
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Bhaduri S, Cottrell B. Survival of cold-stressed Campylobacter jejuni on ground chicken and chicken skin during frozen storage. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:7103-9. [PMID: 15574906 PMCID: PMC535211 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.12.7103-7109.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2003] [Accepted: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni is prevalent in poultry, but the effect of combined refrigerated and frozen storage on its survival, conditions relevant to poultry processing and storage, has not been evaluated. Therefore, the effects of refrigeration at 4 degrees C, freezing at -20 degrees C, and a combination of refrigeration and freezing on the survival of C. jejuni in ground chicken and on chicken skin were examined. Samples were enumerated using tryptic soy agar containing sheep's blood and modified cefoperazone charcoal deoxycholate agar. Refrigerated storage alone for 3 to 7 days produced a reduction in cell counts of 0.34 to 0.81 log10 CFU/g in ground chicken and a reduction in cell counts of 0.31 to 0.63 log10 CFU/g on chicken skin. Declines were comparable for each sample type using either plating medium. Frozen storage, alone and with prerefrigeration, produced a reduction in cell counts of 0.56 to 1.57 log10 CFU/g in ground chicken and a reduction in cell counts of 1.38 to 3.39 log10 CFU/g on chicken skin over a 2-week period. The recovery of C. jejuni following freezing was similar on both plating media. The survival following frozen storage was greater in ground chicken than on chicken skin with or without prerefrigeration. Cell counts after freezing were lower on chicken skin samples that had been prerefrigerated for 7 days than in those that had been prerefrigerated for 0, 1, or 3 days. This was not observed for ground chicken samples, possibly due to their composition. C. jejuni survived storage at 4 and -20 degrees C with either sample type. This study indicates that, individually or in combination, refrigeration and freezing are not a substitute for safe handling and proper cooking of poultry.
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- Saumya Bhaduri
- Microbial Food Safety Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA.
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Keener K, Bashor M, Curtis P, Sheldon B, Kathariou S. Comprehensive Review of Campylobacter and Poultry Processing. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2004; 3:105-116. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4337.2004.tb00060.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Freezing is an ancient technology for preserving foods. Freezing halts the activities of spoilage microorganisms in and on foods and can preserve some microorganisms for long periods of time. Frozen foods have an excellent overall safety record. The few outbreaks of food-borne illness associated with frozen foods indicate that some, but not all human pathogens are killed by commercial freezing processes. Freezing kills microorganisms by physical and chemical effects and possibly through induced genetic changes. Research is needed to better understand the physical and chemical interactions of various food matrices with the microbial cell during freezing and holding at frozen temperatures. The literature suggests that many pathogenic microorganisms may be sublethally injured by freezing, so research should be done to determine how to prevent injured cells from resuscitating and becoming infectious. Studies on the genetics of microbial stress suggest that the induction of resistance to specific stresses may be counteracted by, for example, simple chemicals. Research is needed to better understand how resistance to the lethal effect of freezing is induced in human pathogens and means by which it can be counteracted in specific foods. Through research, it seems possible that freezing may in the future be used to reliably reduce populations of food-borne pathogens as well as to preserve foods.
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- Douglas L Archer
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, PO Box 110370, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0370, USA.
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Solow BT, Cloak OM, Fratamico PM. Effect of temperature on viability of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli on raw chicken or pork skin. J Food Prot 2003; 66:2023-31. [PMID: 14627278 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.11.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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To determine growth and survival of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli on chicken and pork, Campylobacter spp. (10(4) CFU/cm2) were inoculated on pieces of raw, irradiated chicken or pork skin and exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 to 42 degrees C under either microaerobic or aerobic conditions. Viable counts over 48 h declined 2 to 3 log CFU/cm2 at -20 degrees C and 1 to 2 log CFU/cm2 at 25 degrees C regardless of skin type, species of Campylobacter, or level of oxygen. At 4 degrees C, there was no significant change in the number of Campylobacter over 48 h. At both 37 and 42 degrees C, the number of viable Campylobacter increased significantly (2 to 3 log CFU/cm2, P < 0.0001) under microaerobic conditions but decreased 0.5 to 1.5 log CFU/cm2 in air. Preincubation of skins for 24 h at 42 degrees C under microaerobic conditions to establish Campylobacter on the surface prior to lowering the temperature to -20, 4, or 25 degrees C and incubating in air resulted in a decline in viability for the first 4 h (0.5 to 1 log CFU/cm2). However, after this initial drop in viability, no additional effect on viability was observed compared with incubation at -20, 4, or 25 degrees C in air without microaerobic preincubation at 42 degrees C. Preincubation of inoculated skins at -20, 4, or 25 degrees C in air for 24 h followed by a shift in temperature to 42 degrees C for 4, 8, 24, or 48 h and a shift to microaerobic conditions resulted in an overall decline in viability on raw pork skin but not on raw chicken skin. In contrast, preincubation of inoculated skins at -20, 4, or 25 degrees C for 24 h in air followed by a shift in temperature to 37 degrees C and microaerobic conditions did not result in a decrease in viable counts for either chicken or pork skins. Overall, viability of C. coli and C. jejuni on chicken and pork skins was similar. Therefore, a lower incidence of Campylobacter spp. in pork than in poultry postslaughter, despite a similar prevalence in live animals, is not due to differences in viability of C. coli versus C. jejuni on raw chicken or pork skin.
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- Barbara Thurston Solow
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA
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Zhao T, Ezeike GOI, Doyle MP, Hung YC, Howell RS. Reduction of Campylobacter jejuni on poultry by low-temperature treatment. J Food Prot 2003; 66:652-5. [PMID: 12696690 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-66.4.652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis in the United States, with epidemiologic studies identifying poultry as a leading vehicle in human infection. Studies were conducted to determine rates of C. jejuni inactivation on poultry exposed to different cooling and freezing temperatures. A mixture of three strains of C. jejuni originally isolated from poultry was inoculated onto chicken wings at ca. 10(7) CFU/g. The results of the study revealed that the storage of wings at -20 and -30 degrees C for 72 h reduced the population of C. jejuni on wings by 1.3 and 1.8 log10 CFU/g, respectively. The results with regard to long-term freezing for 52 weeks revealed C. jejuni reductions of ca. 4 and 0.5 log10 CFU/g on wings held at -20 and -86 degrees C, respectively. Protocols were developed to superchill wings in Whirl-Pak bags with liquid nitrogen at -80, -120, -160, and -196 degrees C such that the internal portion of each wing quickly reached -3.3 degrees C but did not freeze. The results with regard to the superchilling of wings at different temperatures for 20 to 330 s (the time required for the wings to reach an internal temperature of -3.3 degrees C) revealed C. jejuni reductions of 0.5 log10 CFU/g for wings held at -80 degrees C, 0.8 log10 CFU/g for wings held at -120 degrees C, 0.6 log10 CFU/g for wings held at -160 degrees C, and 2.4 log10 CFU/g for wings held at -196 degrees C. The superchilling of wings to quickly cool meat to -3.3 degrees C (internal temperature) can substantially reduce C. jejuni populations at -196 degrees C when the wings are submerged in liquid nitrogen, but not at -80 to -160 degrees C when the wings are treated with vapor-state liquid nitrogen. The results of this study indicate that freezing conditions, including temperature and holding time, greatly influence the rate of inactivation of C. jejuni on poultry. The conditions used in the poultry industry to superchill poultry to a nonfrozen-state internal temperature are not likely to substantially reduce Campylobacter populations on fresh products.
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- Tong Zhao
- Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA
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Orta-Ramirez A, Smith DM. Thermal inactivation of pathogens and verification of adequate cooking in meat and poultry products. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2002; 44:147-94. [PMID: 11885136 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4526(02)44004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Alicia Orta-Ramirez
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1224, USA
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Moorhead SM, Dykes GA. Survival of Campylobacter jejuni on beef trimmings during freezing and frozen storage. Lett Appl Microbiol 2002; 34:72-6. [PMID: 11849497 DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2002.01043.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the survival of two animal isolates of Campylobacter jejuni on beef trimmings during freezing and frozen storage. METHODS AND RESULTS Meat packs inoculated with 10(3) or 10(6) cfu g(-1) of either strain of C. jejuni were frozen to -18 degrees C, and sampled at regular intervals over 112 d storage to determine Campylobacter numbers and sublethal injury. For both strains and inoculation levels the numbers of Campylobacter decreased in the first 7 d of storage by ca. 0.6-2.2 log cfu g(-1) and then remaining constant over the remainder of the storage trial, with neither isolate exhibiting sublethal injury. CONCLUSIONS Despite an initially significant decrease in number, these pathogens were able to survive standard freezing conditions in meat, but did not exhibit sublethal injury. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Strict hygiene and/or the implementation of decontamination technologies are recommended as a means to assure the safety of meat with respect to this pathogen.
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- S M Moorhead
- AgResearch Ltd, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Dykes G, Moorhead S. Survival of Campylobacter jejuni on vacuum or carbon dioxide packaged primal beef cuts stored at −1.5 °C. Food Control 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0956-7135(01)00076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Greer G, Dilts BD. Factors affecting the susceptibility of meatborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria to organic acids. Food Res Int 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0963-9969(92)90110-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Penetration ofCampylobacter jejuni at different storage temperatures in membranes and contents of cracked eggs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01741844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Seven strains of Campylobacter fetus ss. fetus, one of Campylobacter fetus ss. venerealis, and one of Campylobacter jejuni were preserved using a variety of cryopreservation methods. Organisms were frozen to -150 degrees C in a liquid nitrogen refrigerator, in the freezer compartment of a refrigerator (-20 degrees C), and in a mechanical freezer (-65 degrees C). In the latter two cases, viabilities of the organisms were compared after being frozen in Brucella Albimi broth and 10% glycerol. Viabilities were also examined after Campylobacter species were freeze-dried using rapid or slow cooling, using sucrose or skim milk as cryoprotective agents and in bulb-type vials on a manifold or batch vials. Preservation in liquid nitrogen resulted in no loss in viability after 4 years storage. When Campylobacter species were frozen at -20 degrees C, no cells were recovered after 1 month storage in Brucella Albimi broth or seven months in glycerol. A 6.5 log decrease in viability resulted after organisms were frozen at -65 degrees and subsequently stored at the same temperature for 2 years. In this case, glycerol had no protective advantage over Brucella Albimi broth. Postpreservation viability of organisms cooled slowly was two logs higher than those cooled rapidly prior to freeze-drying. When skim milk or sucrose were employed as cryoprotective agents during freeze-drying, equal viabilities resulted. Equivalent viabilities were also demonstrated when the bulb type or "batch" vials were utilized for freeze-drying. No significant differences were observed between the viabilities of the three species when a given cryopreservation method was employed.
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- C K Mills
- American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland 20852
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RAY BIBEK, JOHNSON C. SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF FREEZE-STRESSED Campylobacter jejuni CELLS IN SELECTIVE MEDIA. J Food Saf 1984. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1984.tb00481.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rothenberg PJ, Stern NJ, Westhoff DC. Selected enrichment broths for recovery of Campylobacter jejuni from foods. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984; 48:78-80. [PMID: 6476833 PMCID: PMC240315 DOI: 10.1128/aem.48.1.78-80.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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We attempted to shorten the required time for enrichment broth culture for the isolation of Campylobacter jejuni. Enrichment broths described by Doyle and Roman and Park and Stankiewicz and one developed during this study were compared for ability to isolate C. jejuni from raw chicken carcasses. Our medium was a modification of that of Doyle and Roman with the addition of filter-sterilized FBP (0.2% ferrous sulfate, 0.025% sodium metabisulfite, 0.05% sodium pyruvate), 0.1% sodium lauryl sulfate, and 0.075% agar. Initially, laboratory strains were employed in the development of this medium. Subsequently, an indigenous load of C. jejuni obtained from chickens was used to compare media. Isolation rate comparisons were as follows: direct plating, 40%; Doyle and Roman broth, 45% at 7 h and 61% at 16 h; Park and Stankiewicz broth, 53% at 7 h and 60% at 16 h; our broth, 48% at 7 h and 50% at 16 h. In addition to having the highest isolation rate, the enrichment broth of Doyle and Roman showed greatest selectivity. Our inoculation method of indigenous bacteria provided a controlled means for comparison of isolation procedures.
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Barot MS, Bokkenheuser VD. Systematic investigation of enrichment media for wild-type Campylobacter jejuni strains. J Clin Microbiol 1984; 20:77-80. [PMID: 6746890 PMCID: PMC271250 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.20.1.77-80.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Of the media examined, thioglycolate broth supplemented with 5% lysed sheep blood, Butzler antibiotic mixture, and 0.1% lauryl sulfate was the most sensitive enrichment medium for recovery of wild-type strains of Campylobacter jejuni from cecal contents of chickens and chicken livers. It allowed the retrieval of 1 CFU as did solid media but permitted the screening of 50-times larger volumes. Double-strength enrichment medium required 5 to 10 CFU for growth. Omission of lauryl sulfate reduced the sensitivity. Replacement of Butzler antibiotic mixture with Blaser antibiotic mixture increased overgrowth and, therefore, decreased retrieval of C. jejuni.
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Koidis P, Doyle MP. Procedure for increased recovery of Campylobacter jejuni from inoculated unpasteurized milk. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984; 47:455-60. [PMID: 6370137 PMCID: PMC239701 DOI: 10.1128/aem.47.3.455-460.1984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Different treatments were applied to Campylobacter jejuni-inoculated unpasteurized milk to identify means of enhancing the survival of the organism in refrigerated (4 degrees C) samples. The greatest survival occurred in milk supplemented with 0.01% sodium bisulfite and held under an atmosphere of 100% nitrogen (bisulfite-nitrogen), in most instances allowing isolation of C. jejuni from highly contaminated milk 15 or more days longer than from unsupplemented milk held in air (21% oxygen). Although a larger amount of Campylobacter was consistently recovered from milk treated with bisulfite-nitrogen, similar isolation rates (qualitative) resulted from milk stored in air and supplemented with 0.01% sodium bisulfite and 0.15% sodium thioglycolate when analyzed within 12 days after sampling. Milk samples to be transported and assayed at a later date would best be held refrigerated (4 degrees C) and supplemented with 0.01% sodium bisulfite and either 0.15% sodium thioglycolate or an atmosphere of 100% nitrogen.
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Koidis P, Doyle MP. Survival of Campylobacter jejuni in the presence of bisulfite and different atmospheres. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 1983; 2:384-8. [PMID: 6628377 DOI: 10.1007/bf02019475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The effects of bisulfite, atmospheric oxygen content, and temperature on death of Campylobacter jejuni were studied to more fully define the optimum conditions for survival. Temperature was the most influential factor affecting survival, death occurring up to eight times more rapidly at 25 degrees C than at 4 degrees C. Survival was greater in an oxygen-free environment (100% N2) than in the presence of any level of oxygen, i.e. 5, 21 or 100% O2; however, factors other than oxygen concentration appeared to have a much greater influence on death of Campylobacter jejuni at 25 degrees C than at 4 degrees C. Greater survival at each temperature and oxygen concentration occurred in the presence of 0.01% sodium bisulfite than in no or 0.05% sodium bisulfite. In most instances, 0.05% sodium bisulfite was toxic to Campylobacter jejuni, as the organism died more rapidly in medium containing this level of bisulfite than no bisulfite. Results indicate that cultures to be transported and/or assayed for Campylobacter jejuni at a later date would best be suspended in a medium containing 0.01% sodium bisulfite, held in an anaerobic environment, and maintained at 4 degrees C.
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