School of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, 72-1 Nae-Ri, Daedeok-Myun, Anseong, Gyunggido 456-756, South Korea; Department of Microbiology, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore 7408, Bangladesh.
School of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, 72-1 Nae-Ri, Daedeok-Myun, Anseong, Gyunggido 456-756, South Korea.
Food Microbiol. 2015 Apr;46:383-394. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.08.003. Epub 2014 Aug 27.
Control of foodborne pathogens in fresh produce is crucial for food safety, and numerous Salmonella Typhimurium (ST) outbreaks have been reported already. The present study was done to assess effectiveness of cold oxygen plasma (COP) against biofilms of ST mixed with cultivable indigenous microorganisms (CIM). ST and CIM were grown at 15 °C as monocultures and mixed cultures for planktonic state, biofilm on stainless steel, and lettuce leaves. Thereafter, the samples were treated with COP and surviving populations were counted using plate counting methods. Biofilms and stomatal colonization were examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and food quality was assessed after treatment. Mixed cultures of ST and CIM showed an antagonistic interaction on lettuce but not on SS or in planktonic state. Mixed cultures showed significantly (p < 0.05) greater resistance to COP compared to monoculture biofilms on lettuce but not on SS or planktonic state. Shift from smooth to rugose colony type was found for planktonic and for biofilms on SS but not on lettuce for ST. Mixed culture biofilms colonized stomata on the inside as demonstrated by FESEM. Although, lettuce quality was not affected by COP, this technology has to be optimized for further development of the successful inactivation of complex multispecies biofilm structures presented by real food environment.
控制食源性病原体在新鲜农产品中的是食品安全的关键,已经有许多肠炎沙门氏菌(ST)爆发的报道。本研究旨在评估冷氧等离子体(COP)对 ST 与可培养土著微生物(CIM)混合生物膜的有效性。ST 和 CIM 在 15°C 下作为单培养物和混合培养物生长,用于浮游状态、不锈钢和生菜叶上的生物膜。然后,用 COP 处理样品,并使用平板计数法计算存活的种群。使用场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)检查生物膜和气孔定殖,并在处理后评估食品质量。ST 和 CIM 的混合培养物在生菜上表现出拮抗相互作用,但在 SS 上或浮游状态下则没有。与 SS 上或浮游状态的单培养物生物膜相比,混合培养物生物膜在生菜上对 COP 的抵抗力明显更强(p<0.05)。ST 在浮游状态和 SS 上的生物膜中出现光滑到粗糙菌落类型的转变,但在生菜上则没有。FESEM 显示,混合培养物生物膜在内部定植了气孔。虽然 COP 不会影响生菜的质量,但必须对该技术进行优化,以进一步开发成功灭活真实食品环境中复杂多物种生物膜结构的技术。