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Wong CW, Delaquis P, Goodridge L, Lévesque RC, Fong K, Wang S. Inactivation of Salmonella enterica on post-harvest cantaloupe and lettuce by a lytic bacteriophage cocktail. Curr Res Food Sci 2020; 2:25-32. [PMID: 32914108 PMCID: PMC7473338 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2019.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Salmonella enterica (S. enterica) is a causative agent of multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with fresh produce, including pre-cut melon and leafy vegetables. Current industrial antimicrobial interventions have been shown to reduce microbial populations by <90%. Consequently, bacteriophages have been suggested as an alternative to chemical sanitizers. Seven S. enterica strains from four serovars (105 CFU/mL) were separately inoculated onto excised pieces of Romaine lettuce leaf and cantaloupe flesh treated with a five-strain bacteriophage cocktail 24 h before S. enterica inoculation. S. enterica, total aerobic populations and water activity were measured immediately after inoculation and after 1 and 2 days of incubation at 8 °C. The efficacy of the bacteriophage cocktail varied between strains. Populations of S. enterica Enteritidis strain S3, S. Javiana S203, S. Javiana S200 were reduced by > 3 log CFU/g and S. Newport S2 by 1 log CFU/g on both lettuce and cantaloupe tissues at all sampling times. In contrast, populations of strains S. Thompson S193 and S194 were reduced by 2 log CFU/g on day 0 on lettuce, but were not significantly different (P > 0.05) from the controls thereafter, S. Newport S195 populations were reduced on lettuce by 1 log CFU/g on day 0 and no reductions were found on cantaloupe tissue. Both aerobic populations and water activity were higher on cantaloupe than on lettuce. The water activity of lettuce decreased significantly (P < 0.05) from 0.845 ± 0.027 on day 0-0.494 ± 0.022 on day 1, but that of cantaloupe remained between 0.977 and 0.993 from day 0-2. The results of this study showed that bacteriophages can reduce S. enterica populations on lettuce and cantaloupe tissues but that the magnitude of the effect was strain-dependent.
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- Catherine W.Y. Wong
- Department of Food Science, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6R 1Z4, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4200 Highway 97, Summerland, BC, V0H 1Z0, Canada
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- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Integrative and Systems Biology, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6R 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Food Science, University of British Columbia, 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6R 1Z4, Canada
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Singh P, Lee H, Silva M, Chin K, Kang I. Trisodium phosphate dip, hot water dip, and combination dip with/without brushing on broiler carcass decontamination. Food Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hwang JH, Yoon JH, Bae YM, Choi MR, Lee SY, Park KH. Effect of the precutting process on sanitizing treatments for reducing pathogens in vegetables. Food Sci Biotechnol 2017; 26:531-536. [PMID: 30263575 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-017-0073-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The effectiveness of sanitizing treatments was investigated on reducing pathogens inoculated in whole or cut fresh vegetables, including Brussels sprouts, carrots, cherry tomatoes, paprika, and lettuce. These products were inoculated with Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes and then treated with chlorine and alcohol sanitizers, followed by the subsequent washing procedure in sterile distilled water at 25°C for 5min. Alcohol sanitizer was the most effective in inhibiting E. coli O157:H7, S. Typhimurium, and L. monocytogenes on cut Brussels sprouts, showing bacterial reductions of 4.16, 3.60, and 3.26 log CFU/g, respectively. Interestingly, the effects of sanitizing treatments were significantly lower for fresh cut produce than those for whole products (p<0.05), indicating that the effectiveness of sanitizers would be different, depending on fresh produce and the pre-cut process. Therefore, further information should be obtained to develop an effective sanitizing treatment for fresh produce.
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- Jin-Ha Hwang
- 1Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi, 17546 Korea
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- 1Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi, 17546 Korea
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- 1Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi, 17546 Korea
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- 1Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi, 17546 Korea
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- 1Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi, 17546 Korea
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- 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, Gyeonggi, 17546 Korea
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Sze-Fan Tan M, Rahman S, Dykes GA. Relationship between cell concentration and Salmonella attachment to plant cell walls. Food Control 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yaron S, Römling U. Biofilm formation by enteric pathogens and its role in plant colonization and persistence. Microb Biotechnol 2014; 7:496-516. [PMID: 25351039 PMCID: PMC4265070 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The significant increase in foodborne outbreaks caused by contaminated fresh produce, such as alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, melons, tomatoes and spinach, during the last 30 years stimulated investigation of the mechanisms of persistence of human pathogens on plants. Emerging evidence suggests that Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli, which cause the vast majority of fresh produce outbreaks, are able to adhere to and to form biofilms on plants leading to persistence and resistance to disinfection treatments, which subsequently can cause human infections and major outbreaks. In this review, we present the current knowledge about host, bacterial and environmental factors that affect the attachment to plant tissue and the process of biofilm formation by S. enterica and E. coli, and discuss how biofilm formation assists in persistence of pathogens on the plants. Mechanisms used by S. enterica and E. coli to adhere and persist on abiotic surfaces and mammalian cells are partially similar and also used by plant pathogens and symbionts. For example, amyloid curli fimbriae, part of the extracellular matrix of biofilms, frequently contribute to adherence and are upregulated upon adherence and colonization of plant material. Also the major exopolysaccharide of the biofilm matrix, cellulose, is an adherence factor not only of S. enterica and E. coli, but also of plant symbionts and pathogens. Plants, on the other hand, respond to colonization by enteric pathogens with a variety of defence mechanisms, some of which can effectively inhibit biofilm formation. Consequently, plant compounds might be investigated for promising novel antibiofilm strategies.
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- Sima Yaron
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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Added value of a household-level study during an outbreak investigation of Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections, New Mexico 2008. Epidemiol Infect 2012; 141:2068-73. [PMID: 23228507 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268812002877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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In 2008, nationwide investigations of a Salmonella serotype Saintpaul outbreak led first to consumer warnings for Roma and red round tomatoes, then later for jalapeño and serrano peppers. In New Mexico, where there were a large number of cases but no restaurant-based clusters, the NM Department of Health and the Indian Health Service participated with CDC in individual-level and household-level case-control studies of infections in New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. No food item was associated in the individual-level study. In the household-level study, households with an ill member were more likely to have had jalapeño peppers present during the exposure period and to have reported ever having serrano peppers in the household. This report illustrates the complexity of this investigation, the limitations of traditional individual-level case-control studies when vehicles of infection are ingredients or commonly eaten with other foods, and the added value of a household-level study.
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Jahid IK, Ha SD. A review of microbial biofilms of produce: Future challenge to food safety. Food Sci Biotechnol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10068-012-0041-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Reduction of Salmonella Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes on produce by trisodium phosphate. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Stochasticity of bacterial attachment and its predictability by the extended derjaguin-landau-verwey-overbeek theory. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:3757-64. [PMID: 21478319 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01415-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial attachment onto materials has been suggested to be stochastic by some authors but nonstochastic and based on surface properties by others. We investigated this by attaching pairwise combinations of two Salmonella enterica serovar Sofia (S. Sofia) strains (with different physicochemical and attachment properties) with one strain each of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, S. enterica serovar Infantis, or S. enterica serovar Virchow (all with similar physicochemical and attachment abilities) in ratios of 0.428, 1, and 2.333 onto glass, stainless steel, Teflon, and polysulfone. Attached bacterial cells were recovered and counted. If the ratio of attached cells of each Salmonella serovar pair recovered was the same as the initial inoculum ratio, the attachment process was deemed stochastic. Experimental outcomes from the study were compared to those predicted by the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory. Significant differences (P < 0.05) between the initial and the attached ratios for serovar pairs containing S. Sofia S1296a for all different ratios were apparent for all materials. For S. Sofia S1635-containing pairs, 7 out of 12 combinations of serovar pairs and materials had attachment ratios not significantly different (P > 0.05) from the initial ratio of 0.428. Five out of 12 and 10 out of 12 samples had attachment ratios not significantly different (P > 0.05) from the initial ratios of 1 and 2.333, respectively. These results demonstrate that bacterial attachment to different materials is likely to be nonstochastic only when the key physicochemical properties of the bacteria were significantly different (P < 0.05) from each other. XDLVO theory could successfully predict the attachment of some individual isolates to particular materials but could not be used to predict the likelihood of stochasticity in pairwise attachment experiments.
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Bacterial stressors in minimally processed food. Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:3076-3105. [PMID: 19742126 PMCID: PMC2738913 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10073076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 06/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Stress responses are of particular importance to microorganisms, because their habitats are subjected to continual changes in temperature, osmotic pressure, and nutrients availability. Stressors (and stress factors), may be of chemical, physical, or biological nature. While stress to microorganisms is frequently caused by the surrounding environment, the growth of microbial cells on its own may also result in induction of some kinds of stress such as starvation and acidity. During production of fresh-cut produce, cumulative mild processing steps are employed, to control the growth of microorganisms. Pathogens on plant surfaces are already stressed and stress may be increased during the multiple mild processing steps, potentially leading to very hardy bacteria geared towards enhanced survival. Cross-protection can occur because the overlapping stress responses enable bacteria exposed to one stress to become resistant to another stress. A number of stresses have been shown to induce cross protection, including heat, cold, acid and osmotic stress. Among other factors, adaptation to heat stress appears to provide bacterial cells with more pronounced cross protection against several other stresses. Understanding how pathogens sense and respond to mild stresses is essential in order to design safe and effective minimal processing regimes.
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Kroupitski Y, Pinto R, Brandl MT, Belausov E, Sela S. Interactions of Salmonella enterica with lettuce leaves. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 106:1876-85. [PMID: 19239550 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04152.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the interactions of Salmonella enterica with abiotic and plant surfaces and their effect on the tolerance of the pathogen to various stressors. METHODS AND RESULTS Salmonella strains were tested for their ability to form biofilm in various growth media using a polystyrene plate model. Strong biofilm producers were found to attach better to intact Romaine lettuce leaf tissue compared to weak producers. Confocal microscopy and viable count studies revealed preferential attachment of Salmonella to cut-regions of the leaf after 2 h at 25 degrees C, but not for 18 h at 4 degrees C. Storage of intact lettuce pieces contaminated with Salmonella for 9 days at 4 degrees C resulted only in small changes in population size. Exposure of lettuce-associated Salmonella cells to acidic conditions (pH 3.0) revealed increased tolerance of the attached vs planktonic bacteria. CONCLUSIONS Biofilm formation on polystyrene may provide a suitable model to predict the initial interaction of Salmonella with cut Romaine lettuce leaves. Association of the pathogen with lettuce leaves facilitates its persistence during storage and enhances its acid tolerance. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Understanding the interactions between foodborne pathogens and lettuce might be useful in developing new approaches to prevent fresh produce-associated outbreaks.
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- Y Kroupitski
- Microbial Food-Safety Research Unit, Department of Food Science, Institute for Technology and Storage of Fresh Produce, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Beth-Dagan, Israel
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Hutchison ML, Avery SM, Monaghan JM. The air-borne distribution of zoonotic agents from livestock waste spreading and microbiological risk to fresh produce from contaminated irrigation sources. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 105:848-57. [PMID: 18422957 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03811.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS To assess the risks of zoonotic agents in dissemination of livestock wastes into the environment by airborne distribution. To subsequently assess the survival time of zoonotic agents, introduced in irrigation water, on the phylloplane of produce. METHODS AND RESULTS An Escherichia coli marker was introduced into pig slurry which was spread using a rain gun sprayer. Air sampling was undertaken to determine the distance reached by the marker. No recoveries were observed at a distance of 250 m. Borehole water, contaminated with zoonotic agents, was used to irrigate field plots sown with lettuce and spinach. Decline in bacterial numbers on the phylloplane was observed with time. After initial rapid decreases, we were unable to detect any pathogen from the phylloplane, 1 month after contamination. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary results suggest that the risks to public health from the aerosolized spread of bacteria during slurry spreading by rain gun are low. Although, zoonotic agents on crop phylloplanes perish quickly, the risks of overhead irrigation of fresh produce 3 weeks before harvest should still be considered. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY These preliminary results improve our understanding on the fate of zoonotic agents in the environment. Spreading liquid livestock wastes by an airborne mechanism may not pose a significant public health risk. Detection of zoonotic agents 3 weeks after contamination of lettuce and spinach means that consideration should be given by the farmers until the time of harvest, when irrigating fresh produce with water that may have been directly or indirectly contaminated by livestock wastes.
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- M L Hutchison
- Division of Farm Animal Science, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Bristol University, Langford, Bristol, UK.
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Sanford KA, Johnston EM, Porter JL, Lowe J, Oxby DM. Dietitians’ Attitudes, Perceptions, and Usage Patterns For Fresh-cut Fruit and Vegetables. CAN J DIET PRACT RES 2008; 69:7-13. [DOI: 10.3148/69.1.2008.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Purpose: New fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products are being developed worldwide. Nutrition educators’ perceptions of these products were studied. Methods: Professional dietitians in Nova Scotia were asked to complete a questionnaire on their use of fresh-cut produce. The questionnaire also elicited their attitudes and perceptions about the convenience, taste/quality, nutrition/health benefits, cost, and safety of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. Results: Sixty-three percent of respondents reported eating five to six servings of fruit and vegetables a day. This group most frequently consumed fresh-cut fruit as snacks or dessert, and vegetables in stir-fry dishes or salads or cooked with meals. In general, fresh-cut fruit and vegetables were perceived as convenient, safe, and nutritious. While approximately 50% of participants felt fresh-cut produce did not differ in taste from whole fresh produce, almost the same number considered whole fresh produce superior in taste. Conclusions: Dietitians have a generally positive perception of fresh-cut products; however, there is uncertainty about the nutritional value, cost/benefit, and use of the products. Dietitians require more information on the nutrient value of these products and on suggested alternative uses. Attention should be paid to developing fresh-cut products that have good sensory quality.
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- Katherine A. Sanford
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Kentville, NS
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Kentville, NS
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Treatment of slices from carrot (Daucus carota) using high intensity white pulsed light. Eur Food Res Technol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-006-0332-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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DiPersio PA, Yoon Y, Sofos JN, Kendall PA. Inactivation of Salmonella during Drying and Storage of Carrot Slices Prepared Using Commonly Recommended Methods. J Food Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb07193.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Garrood MJ, Wilson PDG, Brocklehurst TF. Modeling the rate of attachment of Listeria monocytogenes, Pantoea agglomerans, and Pseudomonas fluorescens to, and the probability of their detachment from, potato tissue at 10 degrees C. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:3558-65. [PMID: 15184157 PMCID: PMC427744 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.6.3558-3565.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2003] [Accepted: 02/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The rate of attachment of bacteria to, and their subsequent detachment from, the cut surface of raw potato tissue was measured and modeled by using mathematical approaches that allowed detailed objective comparisons of adhesion processes under different conditions. Attachment was rapid and reached equilibrium after contact for 60 min. A new method to measure the probability of detachment was developed and modeled, revealing that the probability of detachment for Pseudomonas fluorescens remained unchanged for contact times between less than 5 s and 60 min. Listeria monocytogenes, however, was more easily removed initially, with the probability of detachment decreasing over the first 2 min of contact but remaining constant and equivalent to that for Pseudomonas fluorescens thereafter. For all of the bacteria tested, the number of bacteria attached after 2 min of contact was proportional to the inoculum concentration raised to the power of 0.79.
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- M J Garrood
- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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LIAO CH, SHOLLENBERGER LM, PHILLIPS JG. Lethal and Sublethal Action of Acetic Acid on Salmonella In Vitro and on Cut Surfaces of Apple Slices. J Food Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb05807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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