Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 population on baby spinach leaves by liquid sanitizers

The effectiveness of various liquid sanitizers and methods of application against Escherichia coli on baby spinach was investigated. Inoculated spinach was treated with (i) Pro‐San L (commercially prepared solution containing 0.66% citric acid, 0.036% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS); (ii) chlorine solution (200 ppm), alone or with addition of 0.036% SDS; and (iii) aqueous solution of 0.66% levulinic acid with 0.036% SDS. Population reduction in response to these treatments ranged between 2.1 and 2.8 log CFU/g. No significant difference (p > .05) was found among tested sanitizers in microbial count reduction. Spraying, dipping, and “dry” vacuum impregnation methods of Pro‐San L application were compared. Dipping was the most effective in reducing E. coli O157:H7 population (4.4 log CFU/g reduction). Dry vacuum impregnation was less effective (3.3 log CFU/g reduction) and caused damage to the produce. The effectiveness of spray Pro‐San L application and holding for prolonged time (up to 3 days) was also evaluated. However, increasing time of exposure to organic acid sanitizer did not increase sanitizing effectiveness and led to progressive damage of spinach leaves.     

Efficacy of Sulfuric Acid Scarification and Disinfectant Treatments in Eliminating Escherichia coli O157: H7 from Alfalfa Seeds Prior to Sprouting

ABSTRACT: E. coli O157:H7 reduction on inoculated alfalfa seeds was investigated using acid scarification treatments with or without subsequent application of sanitizers. Scarification with 0.1 to 2N H₂SO₄ for 2.5 to 45 min did not affect (p ≤ 0.05) seed viability. E. coli O157:H7 was reduced by 2.1 to 5.0 logs after treating with 0.1 to 2N H₂SO₄ for 5 to 20 min. Combined scarification (0.5N H₂SO₄) and H₂O₂ or CH₃COOH treatments enhanced microbial destruction by less than 1 log compared to sanitizer alone. Chlorine, Na₂CO₃, or Na₃PO₄ treatments preceded by scarification did not significantly increase microbial destruction compared to sanitizer alone. Appreciable reductions in seed germination were only observed with chlorine treatments.     

Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Biofilms Using Bacteriophage BPECO 19

Biofilm formation is a growing concern in the food industry. Escherichia coli O157:H7 is one of the most important foodborne pathogens that can persists in food and food‐related environments and subsequently produce biofilms. The efficacy of bacteriophage BPECO 19 was evaluated against three E. coli O157:H7 strains in biofilms. Biofilms of the three E. coli O157:H7 strains were grown on abiotic (stainless steel, rubber, and minimum biofilm eradication concentration [MBEC^TM] device) and biotic (lettuce) surfaces at different temperatures. The effectiveness of bacteriophage BPECO 19 in reducing preformed biofilms on these surfaces was further evaluated by treating the surfaces with a phage suspension (10⁸ PFU/mL) for 2 h. The results indicated that the phage treatment significantly reduced (P  < 0.05) the number of adhered cells in all the surfaces. Following phage treatment, the viability of adhered cells was reduced by ≥3 log CFU/cm², 2.4 log CFU/cm², and 3.1 log CFU/peg in biofilms grown on stainless steel, rubber, and the MBEC^TM device, respectively. Likewise, the phage treatment reduced cell viability by ≥2 log CFU/cm² in biofilms grown on lettuce. Overall, these results suggested that bacteriophages such as BPECO 19 could be effective in reducing the viability of biofilm‐adhered cells.     

肠出血性大肠埃希菌O157:H7基因组和质粒pO157致病因子

为推动O15 7:H7致病机制的深入研究 ,介绍了近年来对EHECO15 7:H7的基因组和特异性大质粒pO15 7上与细菌致病性有关的主要致病因子的研究进展。     

抗大肠杆菌O157:H7的卵黄特异性IgY的研究

以大肠杆菌O157:H7为抗原免疫产蛋母鸡,从鸡卵黄中提取免疫球蛋白,建立抗大肠杆菌O157:H7的特异性IgY的效价检测方法,并研究母鸡的免疫应答性,以及抗体的提取方法和体外抑菌效果.研究结果表明,初次免疫后第6d,在卵黄中可以检测到抗大肠杆菌O157:H7 IgY,效价为1:7200;经加强免疫后效价迅速上升,至第44d达到最高效价1:230400;免疫后360 d,效价仍维持在1:7200.用水稀释法、硫酸铵分级盐析和Sephadex G-25凝胶过滤以提取IgY,提纯后IgY的效价是之前的4倍.SDS-PAGE鉴定抗体的纯度,电泳图谱中出现抗体的轻链和重链两条带.体外抑菌实验表明,IgY能抑制大肠杆菌O157:H7的生长.     

大肠杆菌O157:H7快速培养的初步研究

本研究将Oxyrase酶加入到接种了大肠杆菌O157:H7的培养基中以促进这种兼性厌氧微生物的生长。与不加Oxyrase酶的对照组相比,添加了Oxyrase酶的培养基中的大肠杆菌O157:H7的浓度明显提高。实验结果表明,Oxyrase酶在大肠杆菌O157:H7 快速培养中具有潜在的利用价值。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7及其在食品中的检测

大肠杆菌O15 7:H7是一种感染剂量小 (10个活菌 ) ,危害性很大的致病菌。近年 ,在世界各地屡次发生大肠杆菌O15 7:H7的感染事件。因此 ,在食品卫生和安全领域 ,对大肠杆菌O15 7:H7致病机理、生物学特性、检测方法、预防和控制已成为研究热点。作者对大肠杆菌O15 7:H7的致病性、生化特性、检测方法及其在食品中出现的情况作了系统的介绍     

Efficacy of Ozone Against Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Apples

Apples were inoculated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and treated with ozone. Sanitization treatments were more effective when ozone was bubbled during apple washing than by dipping apples in pre‐ozonated water. The corresponding decreases in counts of E. coli O157:H7 during 3‐min treatments were 3.7 and 2.6 log₁₀ CFU on apple surface, respectively, compared to < 1 log₁₀ CFU decrease in the stem‐calyx region in both delivery methods. Optimum conditions for decontamination of whole apples with ozone included a pretreatment with a wetting agent, followed by bubbling ozone for 3 min in the wash water, which decreased the count of E. coli O157:H7 by 3.3 log₁₀CFU/g.     

大肠杆菌O157:H7的冷冻损伤及解冻存活

为探讨冷冻后残存的大肠杆菌O157:H7（Escherichia coli O157:H7）在解冻后的存活情况,本研究首先比较4 株E. coli O157:H7冷冻后的死亡和损伤情况,进而采用无营养的磷酸盐缓冲液作为基质研究冷冻后不同解冻方式对E. coli O157:H7存活的影响。结果表明：4 株E. coli O157:H7 －20 ℃冷冻24、48、72 h后均发生了一定程度的死亡和损伤,冷冻时间越长细菌致死和致伤程度越明显,且存在菌株差异,冷冻72?h时菌株CICC21530的损伤率最高,为87.70%。采用混合菌株进行解冻实验,4?株E.?coli?O157:H7磷酸盐缓冲液菌液冷冻后立即置于20、30、37?℃解冻,细菌发生了进一步的死亡,解冻温度越高死亡越明显,3?个温度组在解冻48?h时菌落数均显著低于冷冻72?h时菌落数（P＜0.05）。进一步探讨缓慢解冻方式对菌体存活的影响,菌液冷冻后先置于4?℃一定时间（0、2、6、12?h）,再置于37?℃不同时间（5、10、30?min）观察菌株存活情况,结果表明4?℃缓慢解冻时间越长,越有利于细菌的存活,4?℃、12?h/37?℃、5～30?min解冻方式下改良山梨醇麦康凯琼脂上菌落数仍显著低于胰蛋白胨大豆琼脂上的菌落数（P＜0.05）,表明仍有损伤菌的存在。本实验提示采用缓慢解冻反而有利于残存菌的存活,冷冻食品风险评估时应重视残存菌尤其是损伤菌的检测和控制。     

食源性致病菌大肠杆菌O157:H7检测方法的研究进展

食源性致病菌是引起食物中毒的重要病原微生物,严重威胁人类健康,对食源性致病菌进行快速、准确的鉴定检测,是预防和控制致病菌的有效方法,而大肠杆菌O157:H7因其感染剂量低,致病性强,引起公众的广泛关注。本文综述了目前用于检测食源性致病菌大肠杆菌O157:H7的主要方法,包括细菌分离法,免疫学检测方法,分子生物学检测方法,并简单介绍了这些方法的优缺点,以期为检测大肠杆菌O157:H7时提供参考。     

生物传感器检测食源性大肠杆菌O157:H7研究新进展

近年来, 生物传感器因具有快速、简便、灵敏度高、低成本等优势被广泛应用到临床检测、环境监测等领域。该技术在食品安全领域也逐步得到重视, 尤其在病原微生物的快速检测方面。本文从免疫识别和核酸识别两方面简要介绍生物传感器技术检测食源性大肠杆菌O157:H7研究的最新进展, 对生物传感器技术存在的问题及未来的研究方向进行了总结及展望。     

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in meat product brines containing antimicrobials

Brine solution injection of beef contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 on its surface may lead to internalization of pathogen cells and/or cross-contamination of the brine, which when recirculated, may serve as a source of new product contamination. This study evaluated survival of E. coli O157:H7 in brines formulated without or with antimicrobials. The brines were formulated in sterile distilled water (simulating the composition of freshly prepared brines) or in a nonsterile 3% meat homogenate (simulating the composition of recirculating brines) at concentrations used to moisture-enhance meat to 110% of initial weight, as follows: sodium chloride (NaCl, 5.5%) + sodium tripolyphosphate (STP, 2.75%), NaCl + sodium pyrophosphate (2.75%), or NaCl + STP combined with potassium lactate (PL, 22%), sodium diacetate (SD, 1.65%), PL + SD, lactic acid (3.3%), acetic acid (3.3%), citric acid (3.3%), nisin (0.0165%) + ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA, 200 mM), pediocin (11000 AU/mL) + EDTA, sodium metasilicate (2.2%), cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC, 5.5%), or hops beta acids (0.0055%). The brines were inoculated (3 to 4 log CFU/mL) with rifampicin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 (8-strain composite) and stored at 4 or 15 °C (24 to 48 h). Immediate (0 h) pathogen reductions (P < 0.05) of 1.8 to ≥ 2.4 log CFU/mL were observed in brines containing CPC or sodium metasilicate. Furthermore, brines formulated with lactic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, nisin + EDTA, pediocin + EDTA, CPC, sodium metasilicate, or hops beta acids had reductions (P < 0.05) in pathogen levels during storage; however, the extent of pathogen reduction (0.4 to > 2.4 log CFU/mL) depended on the antimicrobial, brine type, and storage temperature and time. These data should be useful in development or improvement of brine formulations for control of E. coli O157:H7 in moisture-enhanced meat products. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Results of this study should be useful to the meat industry for developing or modifying brine formulations to reduce the risk of E. coli O157:H7 in moisture-enhanced meat products.     

PCR-免疫胶体金试纸条方法检测食品中 肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7

目的建立PCR-免疫胶体金试纸条法快速检测食品中肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的分析方法。方法通过设计特异性引物建立肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7 PCR检测方法并使用免疫胶体金技术以及双抗体夹心法建立PCR产物快速检测试纸条并设计核酸检测展开液;将1株大肠杆菌O157:H7标准菌株和7株其他常见食源性致病菌作为试验菌株,用试验菌株检测PCR-免疫胶体金试纸条方法的检测特异度,并比较PCR-免疫胶体金试纸条法和PCR-琼脂糖凝胶电泳法的检测敏感度。结果 PCR-免疫胶体金法具有良好的特异度,灵敏度比标准琼脂糖凝胶电泳法高100倍。结论本文建立的肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7检测PCR-免疫胶体金试纸条法特异度好,灵敏度高,价格低廉,适用于食品中肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的检测。     

酸应激对大肠杆菌O157:H7生物菌膜形成的影响

本实验探究较长时间酸应激对大肠杆菌O157:H7生物菌膜形成的影响。首先采用微孔板联合结晶紫染色法比较大肠杆菌O157:H7不同菌株黏附性能差异,分析不同黏附力菌株菌膜形成曲线,进而选择代表菌株采用平板计数法分析在较长时间酸应激时其菌膜的形成规律,最后采用共聚焦激光扫描显微镜（confocal laser scanning microscope,CLSM）比较黏附力不同的菌株在酸性环境下菌膜形态结构变化。结果表明,14 株菌株黏附能力有差异;不同黏附力菌株均在2 h开始产生黏附现象,但菌膜形成曲线有明显差异。以中等黏附力菌株ATCC43895作为代表菌株进行酸应激实验,结果表明pH值越低菌膜形成量越少,pH值相同时乳酸对浮游菌数和菌膜形成的抑制效应显著高于盐酸（P＜0.05）。CLSM观察结果表明,成膜能力较强的菌株J29和较弱的菌株CICC21530在中性和酸性培养液中均能形成一定结构的生物菌膜,但前者的菌膜形成量多于后者,酸性条件对成膜过程有抑制作用。提示乳酸能有效抑制大肠杆菌O157:H7菌膜形成过程,可为食品实际加工中该菌菌膜的消除技术提供科学思路。     

免疫磁分离法高效富集牛奶中大肠杆菌O157:H7

目的建立一种免疫磁分离(immunomagnetic separation,IMS)方法高效富集大肠杆菌O157:H7。方法合成一种核壳型的纳米磁珠(magnetic nanobeads, MNBs),并基于制备的MNBs构建了IMS。通过优化制备免疫MNBs时抗体浓度, IMS过程免疫MNBs的用量和孵育时间,构建了高效的IMS方法。结果构建的IMS方法能够在35 min内完成牛奶中大肠杆菌O157:H7的高效富集,当大肠杆菌O157:H7浓度低于10~5 CFU/m L时,捕获效率高于93.4%,当菌浓度达到10~7CFU/mL,捕获效率仍大于50%。结论该方法简单高效,可被广泛应用于其他食源性致病菌检测的样品前处理。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7量子点免疫层析试纸条的研制

研制一种大肠杆菌O157:H7量子点免疫层析试纸。利用自制水溶性量子点静电偶联大肠杆菌O157:H7单克隆抗体,将大肠杆菌O157:H7单克隆抗体和羊抗兔二抗划线于硝酸纤维素膜分别作为检测线和质控线,制备双抗体夹心法检测大肠杆菌O157:H7的量子点免疫层析试纸。该试纸条能在5min内完成检测,检测限制为1×104 CFU/mL,对常见的8种食源菌无交叉反应。基于量子点的大肠杆菌O157:H7免疫层析试纸操作简便,灵敏度和特异性较好,可用于食品快速检测。     

Escherichia coli O157: H7 Growth in Laboratory Media as Affected by Phenolic Antioxidants

Five strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with ATCC 11775 E. coli were grown in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth (pH 5.8, adjusted with citric acid) and treated with butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hy-droxytoluene (BHT), tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), and propyl gallate (PG) individually or combined. Additives ranged from 100–400 ppm with inocula levels between 5 and 104 CFU/mL in tissue culture plates or in flasks; samples were incubated at 4°C or 37°C for 24 hr. Additive antimicrobial efficacy varied with inoculum level and incubation temperature. BHA at <200 ppm was bactericidal on all strains. Poly-hydroxyl additives (TBHQ, PG) were less effective at 4°C. BHA-BHT combinations were synergistic at 4°C.     

不同贮藏温度下鸡肉中大肠杆菌O157:H7生长预测模型的建立

目的 建立大肠杆菌在鸡胸肉的生长预测模型,为其加工、贮藏保鲜等过程的温度控制提供参考。方法 以大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli O157:H7）为研究对象,监测其在4、8、10、12、16、20、28、37℃贮藏条件下熟鸡胸肉上的生长情况。采用Gompert模型建立熟鸡胸肉上大肠杆菌的一级生长模型,并将一级生长模型拟合得到的数据代入Ratkowsky方程建立二级模型,综合考虑准确因子Af、偏差因子Bf和均方根误差R2并检验模型的可行性。结果 10、12、16、20、28和37℃条件下拟合的一级生长模型相关系数均在0.94以上,说明能够用来预测该温度范围内大肠杆菌在熟鸡胸肉上的生长动态。在4℃和8℃条件下,大肠杆菌在熟鸡胸肉上呈现先上升后下降再上升的趋势,而在10、12、16、20、28和37℃下,大肠杆菌先进入延滞期,后进入快速增长的指数期,且温度越高,指数期越短。结论 在10～37℃下可以用Gompert模型拟合鸡胸肉中E. coli O157:H7的生长预测模型,且效果较好。     

肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的分子生物学检测及PCR检测

大肠杆菌一些特殊的血清型具有致病性,肠出血性大肠杆菌是大肠杆菌的一个亚型,主要致病菌株为O157:H7,可引起感染性腹泻,因能引起人类的出血性肠炎而得名。本文综述了分子生物学检测肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的研究进展。分子生物学检测是利用抗原抗体特异性结合反应检测各种物质的分析方法,主要包括酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)、胶体免疫金层析法以及免疫磁珠分离法(IMS)。PCR技术检测肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7,主要包括常规PCR检测、多重PCR检测以及实时荧光定量PCR检测。这两种方法灵敏度高、特异性强、操作简便、结果准确等优点,是检测肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的常用方法。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7特异基因的实时荧光定量PCR检测

为建立快速、特异的检测大肠杆菌O157:H7的实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(real time polymerase chainreaction,RT-PCR)方法,针对大肠杆菌O157:H7的特异基因rfbE设计一对特异引物,建立SYBR GreenⅠ实时定量PCR检测方法,并进行灵敏度、重复性和特异性实验,同时与常规PCR方法进行比较。结果显示所建立的SYBRGreenⅠ实时定量PCR方法可以快速、特异地检测出大肠杆菌O157:H7,细菌纯培养物中其灵敏度可达2×101CFU/mL,临床模拟污染肉样中能最低能检测到1×102CFU/mL的大肠杆菌O157:H7。与常规PCR方法相比,SYBR GreenⅠ实时定量PCR方法对临床样品中大肠杆菌O157:H7的检出率大大提高。本研究建立的SYBR GreenⅠ荧光定量PCR技术能快速准确、特异、敏感地检测大肠杆菌O157:H7。