Department of Food Biotechnology, Korea University of Science and Technology, 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
Research Group of Consumer Safety, Research Division of Strategic Food Technology, Korea Food Research Institute, 245, Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, 55365, Republic of Korea.
Sci Rep. 2019 Jul 9;9(1):9920. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46363-w.
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is one of the most important pathogens worldwide. In this study, three different kinds of enzymes, DNase I, proteinase K and cellulase were evaluated for inhibitory or degrading activity against E. coli O157:H7 biofilm by targeting extracellular DNA, proteins, and cellulose, respectively. The cell number of biofilms formed under proteinase K resulted in a 2.43 log CFU/cm reduction with an additional synergistic 3.72 log CFU/cm reduction after NaClO post-treatment, while no significant reduction occurred with NaClO treatment alone. It suggests that protein degradation could be a good way to control the biofilm effectively. In preformed biofilms, all enzymes showed a significant reduction of 16.4-36.7% in biofilm matrix in 10-fold diluted media (p < 0.05). The sequential treatment with proteinase K, cellulase, and NaClO showed a significantly higher synergistic inactivation of 2.83 log CFU/cm compared to 1.58 log CFU/cm in the sequence of cellulase, proteinase K, and NaClO (p < 0.05). It suggests that the sequence of multiple enzymes can make a significant difference in the susceptibility of biofilms to NaClO. This study indicates that the combination of extracellular polymeric substance-degrading enzymes with NaClO could be useful for the efficient control of E. coli O157:H7 biofilms.
大肠杆菌 O157:H7 是全球最重要的病原体之一。在本研究中,分别针对细胞外 DNA、蛋白质和纤维素,评估了三种不同的酶,即 DNA 酶 I、蛋白酶 K 和纤维素酶,以评估其对大肠杆菌 O157:H7 生物膜的抑制或降解活性。在蛋白酶 K 作用下形成的生物膜中的细胞数量减少了 2.43 log CFU/cm,经次氯酸钠后处理后,协同减少了 3.72 log CFU/cm,而单独用次氯酸钠处理则没有明显减少。这表明蛋白质降解可能是有效控制生物膜的一种很好的方法。在预先形成的生物膜中,所有酶在 10 倍稀释培养基中对生物膜基质的减少率均为 16.4-36.7%(p<0.05)。蛋白酶 K、纤维素酶和次氯酸钠的顺序处理显示协同失活率显著提高,为 2.83 log CFU/cm,而纤维素酶、蛋白酶 K 和次氯酸钠的顺序处理为 1.58 log CFU/cm(p<0.05)。这表明多种酶的顺序对生物膜对次氯酸钠的敏感性有很大影响。本研究表明,细胞外聚合物降解酶与次氯酸钠的联合使用可能有助于有效控制大肠杆菌 O157:H7 生物膜。