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Beblo-Vranesevic K, Bohmeier M, Perras AK, Schwendner P, Rabbow E, Moissl-Eichinger C, Cockell CS, Vannier P, Marteinsson VT, Monaghan EP, Ehrenfreund P, Garcia-Descalzo L, Gómez F, Malki M, Amils R, Gaboyer F, Westall F, Cabezas P, Walter N, Rettberg P. Lack of correlation of desiccation and radiation tolerance in microorganisms from diverse extreme environments tested under anoxic conditions. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 365:4883205. [PMID: 29474542 PMCID: PMC5939664 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Four facultative anaerobic and two obligate anaerobic bacteria were isolated from extreme environments (deep subsurface halite mine, sulfidic anoxic spring, mineral-rich river) in the frame MASE (Mars Analogues for Space Exploration) project. The isolates were investigated under anoxic conditions for their survivability after desiccation up to 6 months and their tolerance to ionizing radiation up to 3000 Gy. The results indicated that tolerances to both stresses are strain-specific features. Yersinia intermedia MASE-LG-1 showed a high desiccation tolerance but its radiation tolerance was very low. The most radiation-tolerant strains were Buttiauxella sp. MASE-IM-9 and Halanaerobium sp. MASE-BB-1. In both cases, cultivable cells were detectable after an exposure to 3 kGy of ionizing radiation, but cells only survived desiccation for 90 and 30 days, respectively. Although a correlation between desiccation and ionizing radiation resistance has been hypothesized for some aerobic microorganisms, our data showed that there was no correlation between tolerance to desiccation and ionizing radiation, suggesting that the physiological basis of both forms of tolerances is not necessarily linked. In addition, these results indicated that facultative and obligate anaerobic organisms living in extreme environments possess varied species-specific tolerances to extremes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kristina Beblo-Vranesevic
- Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
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- Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auerbruggerplatz 15, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Department of Microbiology and Archaea, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- UK Center for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, EH9 3FD, Edinburgh, UK
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- Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auerbruggerplatz 15, 8010 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Mozartgasse 12/II, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- UK Center for Astrobiology, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, EH9 3FD, Edinburgh, UK
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- MATISProkaria, Vinlandsleid 12, 113 Reykjavík, Iceland
- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Vatnsmýrarvegur 16, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Leiden Observatory, Universiteit Leiden, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 Leiden, Netherland
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- Leiden Observatory, Universiteit Leiden, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 Leiden, Netherland
- Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, 1957 E Street, 20052 Washington DC, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial-Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CAB), Torrejón de Ardoz, 28850 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial-Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CAB), Torrejón de Ardoz, 28850 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Calle Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Calle Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans, France
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- European Science Foundation (ESF), Quai Lezay-Marnésia, 67080 Strasbourg, France
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- European Science Foundation (ESF), Quai Lezay-Marnésia, 67080 Strasbourg, France
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- Radiation Biology Department, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
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Yoon JH, Lee SY. Review: Comparison of the effectiveness of decontaminating strategies for fresh fruits and vegetables and related limitations. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 58:3189-3208. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1354813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jae-Hyun Yoon
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Seodong-daero, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, 4726, Seodong-daero, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Sommers CH, Niemira BA. Inactivation of avirulent Yersinia pestis in beef bologna by gamma irradiation. J Food Prot 2011; 74:627-30. [PMID: 21477478 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-10-421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Yersinia pestis, a psychrotrophic pathogen capable of growth at refrigeration temperatures, can cause pharyngeal and gastrointestinal plague in humans that consume contaminated foods. Because Y. pestis is listed as a select agent for food safety and defense, evaluation of food safety intervention technologies for inactivation of this pathogen is needed. Ionizing (gamma) radiation is a safe and effective intervention technology that can inactivate pathogens in raw and processed meats, produce, and seafood. In this study, we investigated the effect of temperature on the ability of ionizing radiation to inactivate avirulent Y. pestis in beef bologna. The mean (±standard error of the mean) radiation D(10)-values (the radiation dose needed to inactivate 1 log unit or 90% of the population of a microorganism) for avirulent Y. pestis suspended in beef bologna samples were 0.20 (±0.01), 0.22 (±0.01), 0.25 (±0.02), 0.31 (±0.01), 0.35 (±0.01), and 0.37 (±0.01) kGy at temperatures of 5, 0, -5, -10, -15, and -20°C, respectively. When incorporated into a three-dimensional mesh, the predictive model followed a parabolic fit (R(2) = 0.84), where the log reduction = -0.264 - (0.039 × temp) - (3.833 × dose) - (0.0013 × temp(2)) - (0.728 × dose(2)). These results indicate that ionizing radiation would be an effective technology for control of Y. pestis in ready-to-eat fine emulsion sausage products.
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- Christopher H Sommers
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038, USA.
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