高压脉冲电场对绿茶饮料杀菌的研究

研究了高压脉冲电场对中性的绿茶饮料的杀菌效果，结果表明，当电场强度达到40kV／cm，处理时间达到120μs时，绿茶饮料中接种的大肠杆菌数量可降低5个对数级以上。此条件下生产的绿茶饮料样品，其茶多酚含量及色泽都无明显变化。     

高压脉冲电场对百合混汁灭菌的研究

研究了高压脉冲电场(PEF)对百合混汁的灭菌效果。操作过程中电场强度和处理时间是影响其灭菌效果的主要参数,随着电场强度的增大和处理时间的延长,灭菌效果越来越好。当电场强度达到30 kV/cm时,灭菌效果非常显著,处理时间为400μs时菌落总数已降低了4个对数值。经PEF处理后,百合混汁的理化指标没有明显的变化,可以保持其原有品质。     

Influence of Pulsed Electric Field on Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Heat sterilization destroys the color, smell, taste, and nutrients of food. Pulsed electric field can effectively kill microorganisms for many foods at room temperature without compromising sensory and nutritional quality. The effect of pulsed electric field on the sterilization rates of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated. The fundamental mechanism of pulsed electric field sterilization on S. cerevisiae was briefly discussed. The inactivation of E. coli and S. cerevisiae increased as the electric field strength and treatment time increased. Pulsed electric field treatments at 35 kV/cm and 90 μs reduced S. cerevisiae and E. coli by 5.30 and 5.15 log numbers, respectively. The inactivation of E. coli and S. cerevisiae was not remarkable at increased conductivity and the same electric field strength. Concaves and holes in S. cerevisiae cell surface, protoplast deletion, overflow of substances from cells, and denatured DNA were observed. These results supported the hypothesis of “membrane perforation” to explain the mechanism underlying pulsed electric field sterilization.     

高压脉冲电场对蓝莓汁杀菌效果及品质的影响

研究了高压脉冲电场(PEF)对蓝莓汁的杀菌效果及其对蓝莓汁理化性质的影响。结果显示:随电场强度、处理时间的增大,PEF对蓝莓汁中大肠杆菌的杀灭效果增强。当电场强度为35 kV/cm,处理时间为82μs时,蓝莓汁中大肠杆菌致死率为5.12个对数。电场强度一定时,电导率增大,PEF对大肠杆菌的钝化效果略微下降。PEF对蓝莓汁VC、花青素、总酚、可滴定酸、还原糖、可溶性固形物及色泽等理化性质没有影响。     

高压脉冲电场对酵母和大肠杆菌的杀灭效果

研究了高压脉冲电场的电场强度和脉冲时间对胡萝卜汁中接种的啤酒酵母 (CGM CC 2 60 4)和大肠杆菌 (CGMCC 1 90 )的杀灭效果。结果表明 ,啤酒酵母和大肠杆菌的残活率都随着电场强度的增大和脉冲时间的延长而逐渐下降 ,同轴式电极中 ,在 2 3kV的电压和1 2 42ms的脉冲处理时间下 ,酵母达到最小残活率 -4 113个对数 ;平板电极中 ,在 17kV/cm的电场强度和 0 45ms的脉冲处理时间下 ,大肠杆菌达到最小残活率 -2 3 97个对数。同时发现 ,酵母对电场强度和脉冲时间的敏感程度大于大肠杆菌。     

高压脉冲电场对大肠杆菌胞内蛋白的影响

通过聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和傅里叶变换红外光谱研究了高压脉冲电场(PEF)处理对大肠杆菌(E.coli)胞内蛋白的影响,并应用去卷积和曲线拟合等数学方法和圆二(CD)色谱进一步分析PEF处理前后蛋白二级结构中α-螺旋、β-转角、β-折叠和无规卷曲相对含量的变化。结果表明,经过PEF(30 kV/cm,400μs)处理后,在分离胶的顶端出现了蛋白质的聚集。蛋白二级结构中β-折叠相当含量从45.40%降至21.50%,β-转角相对含量从23.8%降至8.81%,而无规卷曲结构从0.13%升至36.95%,α-螺旋结构没有明显的变化。     

高强脉冲电场对维生素C的影响研究

采用自行研制的高强脉冲电场处理设备研究了脉冲场强、流速和电导率对橙汁中维生素C含量的影响情况.结果表明:304μs/cm电导率的橙汁中Vc(维生素C)的含量随着流速的降低而降低,25kV/cm场强下,流速为10mL/min,Vc降到76.47%:Vc含量随着脉冲场强和电导率的增大而减小,25kV/cm场强下,流速为20mL/min,1 054μs/cm电导率的橙汁中Vc降到最低:47.60%,橙汁温度上升到最高:68.5℃.     

Characterization of resistance patterns and detection of apramycin resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from swine exposed to various environmental conditions

Weaned pigs were separated into eight treatments including a control without exposure to apramycin; a control with exposure to apramycin; and apramycin plus either cold stress, heat stress, overcrowding, intermingling, poor sanitation, or intervention with oxytetracycline, to determine the effects of management and environmental conditions on antibiotic resistance among indigenous Escherichia coli. Pigs exposed to apramycin sulfate received that antibiotic in the feed at a concentration of 150 g/ton for 14 days. Environmental treatments were applied 5 days following initial antibiotic administration and maintained throughout the study. Fecal samples were obtained on day 0 (prior to antibiotic treatment) and on days 2, 7, 14, 28, 64, 148, and 149. E. coli were isolated and tested for resistance to apramycin using a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) broth microdilution method. Macrorestriction profiling, arbitrarily primed PCR, PCR targeting a gene coding for apramycin resistance, and DNA hybridization were used to characterize genetic elements of resistance. Increased (P<0.0001) resistance to apramycin was noted in E. coli from all treatment groups administered apramycin. MICs of isolates from control pigs receiving apramycin returned to pretreatment levels following removal of the antibiotic, whereas isolates from cold stress, overcrowding, and oxytetracycline groups expressed greater (P<0.05) MICs through day 64, before returning to pretreatment levels. Genetic analysis indicated that all resistant isolates carried the aac(3)IV gene sequence and this sequence was found in a variety of E. coli isotypes. Our data indicate that E. coli resistance to apramycin is increased upon exposure to various stressors.     

高压脉冲电场处理室多物理场仿真研究

高压脉冲电场杀菌技术是一种新型的高效非热杀菌技术。高压脉冲电场处理室是杀菌处理的关键部件,其结构形式决定了处理室内部电场分布、温度场分布、流场分布,并影响杀菌处理的效果,同时电场强度和温度分布影响被处理食品的口味。以不同结构共场杀菌处理室为研究对象,利用COMSOL Multiphysics软件对共场杀菌处理室内部电场分布、温度场分布、流场分布对处理参数均匀性的影响进行了仿真。仿真结果表明,绝缘体无内嵌的处理室电场强度分布不均匀,对绝缘体倒椭圆角后的处理室可有效改善电场及流场分布,进而有效降低局部温升,改善处理效果。     

Antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from commercial fish and seafood

The purpose of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance and to characterize the implicated genes in Escherichia coli isolated from commercial fish and seafood. Fish and seafood samples (n=2663) were collected from wholesale and retail markets in Seoul, Korea between 2005 and 2008. A total of 179 E. coli isolates (6.7%) from those samples were tested for resistance to a range of antimicrobial agents. High rates of resistance to the following drugs were observed: tetracycline (30.7%), streptomycin (12.8%), cephalothin (11.7%), ampicillin (6.7%) and ticarcillin (6.1%). No resistances to amikacin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and cefoxitin were observed. Seventy out of 179 isolates which were resistant to one or more drugs were investigated by PCR for the presence of 3 classes of antimicrobial resistance genes (tetracycline, aminoglycosides and beta-lactams), class 1, 2 and 3 integrons. Gene cassettes of classes 1 and 2 integrons were further characterized by amplicon sequencing. The tetracycline resistance genes tetB and tetD were found in 29 (41.4%) isolates and 14 (20%) isolates, respectively. The beta-lactam resistance gene, bla(TEM) was found in 15 (21.4%) isolates. The aminoglycoside resistance gene, aadA was found in 18 (25.7%) isolates. Class 1 integron was detected in 41.4% (n=29) of the isolates, while only 2.9% (n=2) of the isolates were positive for the presence of class 2 integron. Two different gene cassettes arrangements were identified in class 1 integron-positive isolates: dfrA12-aadA2 (1.8 kb, five isolates) and aadB-aadA2 (1.6 kb, four isolates). One isolate containing class 2 integron presented the dfrA1-sat-aadA1 gene cassette array. These data suggest that commercial fish and seafood may act as the reservoir for multi-resistant bacteria and facilitate the dissemination of the resistance genes.     

Growth and survival of various strains of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in hydrochloric and acetic acid

Nineteen strains of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli isolated from humans and foods were examined for their ability to grow and survive at low pH in organic (acetic) and mineral (HCl) acids. Strains were subcultured in tryptic soy broth adjusted to various pH values (3.75 to 4.75 for HCl and 4.75 to 5.75 for acetic acid) and incubated for 72 h at 37 degrees C to determine the minimum growth pH value. Minimum pH values for growth of 4.25 and 5.5 were found for HCl and acetic acid, respectively. Strains were also exposed to pH 2.0 (HCl) and pH 4.0 (acetic acid) for up to 24 h at 37 degrees C to assess their ability to survive. HCl was a more effective inhibitor after 6 h of exposure, whereas acetic acid was more effective after 24 h. Outbreak strains survived acid treatment significantly (P < or = 0.05) better than strains isolated from fermented or high-pH foods or animal or human isolates. Significant (P < or = 0.05) differences among serotypes and between O157:H7 and other serotypes were apparent after 3 or 6 h of exposure to acids.     

高电压脉冲电场法提取大豆油工艺研究

浸出法生产大豆油脂是一种工业化的生产方法,利用能够溶解油脂的有机溶剂,经过对大豆的接触,使大豆中的油脂被萃取出来.在处理过程中大豆的温升较高,对大豆蛋白的质量影响较大,对后续大豆蛋白的产品有较大的限制.高电压脉冲电场技术是一种较新的技术,主要应用于食品的非热杀菌.本试验将高电压脉冲电场技术与大豆油脂的浸提工艺相结合,实现大豆油脂的常温提取,并为大豆油脂质量的提高开创新的途径.试验结果表明,高电压脉冲电场可以在室温下大大提高大豆油提取率,效果明显,操作简便,快捷,仅在几微妙就可完成.确定高电压脉冲电场的最佳参数为脉冲数C=60,场强E=15 kV/cm,豆粉:石油醚(质量比)=1:2.     

高压脉冲电场作用于蛋黄卵磷脂提取过程的研究

本文介绍了高压脉冲电场的发生处理装置，对作用于蛋黄卵磷脂提取过程的相关理论进行了阐述，分析了影响提取率的因素，并就高压脉冲电场技术在蛋黄卵磷脂提取过程中的应用做出了研究与展望。     

Effects of Pulsed Electric Fields on Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Berries and on the Characteristics of Wines

The treatment of Cabernet Sauvignon red grapes by pulsed electric fields (PEFs) is performed prior to vinification in order to enhance the extraction of polyphenols. PEF treatments of the longest duration and of the highest energy (E?= 0.7 kV/cm, t _PEF?=?200 ms, W?=?31 Wh/kg) changed the structure of grape skins and produced a wine that was richer in tannins (34 %), while treatment of the highest strength (E?=?4 kV/cm, t _PEF?=?1 ms, W =?4 Wh/kg) altered the visual appearance of phenolic compounds in the skins and led to greater extraction of the anthocyanins (19 %). The PEF treatments caused the depolymerization of skin tannins, improving the diffusion of these decondensed tannins which are smaller. The PEF treatment of longest duration and of the highest energy had more impact on the parietal tannins and the cell walls of the skins while treatment of the highest strength modified more the vacuolar tannins. Changes in the operating parameters of the PEF treatment (E?=?0.7 to 4 kV/cm, t _PEF?=?1 to 200 ms, W?=?4 to 31 Wh/kg) did not affect alcohol content, total acidity nor volatile acidity in finished wines compared to the values of the control wine, but seemed to cause a slight increase in pH (1–2 %).     

Winery Trial on Application of Pulsed Electric Fields for Improving Vinification of Garnacha Grapes

The potential of pulsed electric fields (PEF) to improve polyphenol extraction during winemaking was investigated in a winery trial. Four thousand five hundred kilograms of Garnacha grapes were treated with PEF (4.3 kV/cm, 60 μs) at a flow of 1,900 kg/h using a collinear treatment chamber. Wine obtained from PEF-treated grapes with a maceration time of 7 days was compared with wines obtained from untreated and PEF-treated grapes with the current maceration time (14 days) used by the winery. After 7 days of maceration, the color intensity, anthocyanin content, and polyphenol index in the tank containing grapes treated by PEF were 12.5, 25, and 23.5 % higher, respectively, than in the tank containing untreated grapes. However, after 14 days of maceration, no significant differences were observed between the control wine and the wine obtained from grapes treated by PEF for these three indices. An HPLC analysis indicated that the concentrations of major individual phenolic compounds were similar among the three wines at bottling. A sensory analysis revealed that the wine obtained from PEF-treated grapes macerated for 7 days was significantly preferable to the other two wines.     

脉冲电场和热处理对鲜榨苹果汁贮藏期品质的影响

研究高压脉冲电场处理 (PEF)和热处理对鲜榨苹果汁贮藏期的品质影响。研究发现 ,4℃贮藏 3 0d ,PEF( 2 5kV/cm ,1 0 3 5个脉冲 )和热处理 ( 72℃、1 5s和 90℃、60s)可以降低果汁中微生物数量 ,而且对苹果汁的电导率、Brix和 pH值的影响不显著 (P >0 0 5 )。但是热处理对果汁的浊度有显著影响 (P <0 0 5 ) ,而PEF处理差异不显著 (P >0 0 5 )。PEF处理苹果汁的L值和色值均优于热处理 ,感官评价中风味和色泽比热处理的苹果汁更接近对照的风味和色泽。     

Prevalence and enumeration of Escherichia coli O157 in steers receiving various strains of Lactobacillus-based direct-fed microbials

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of daily dietary inclusion of specific strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus on prevalence and concentration of Escherichia coli O157 in harvest-ready feedlot cattle. Five hundred yearling steers were housed in pens of 10 animals each. At arrival, steers were randomly allocated to one of five cohorts. Four of the cohorts were fed various strains and dosages of Lactobacillus-based direct-fed microbials throughout the feeding period. Fecal samples were collected from the rectum of each animal immediately prior to shipment to the abattoir. E. coli O157 was detected using selective enrichment and immunomagnetic separation techniques. For positive samples, E. coli O157 concentration was estimated using a most-probable-number (MPN) technique that included immunomagnetic separation. Prevalence varied among the cohorts (P < 0.01). The prevalence in the controls (26.3%) was greater (P < 0.05) than that in cattle supplemented with L. acidophilus strains NP51, NP28, or NP51-NP35 (13.0, 11.0, and 11.0%, respectively). The greatest E. coli O157 concentration was also observed in the controls (3.2 log MPN/g of feces); this concentration was greater (P < 0.05) than that observed in positive animals receiving NP51, NP28, or NP51-NP35 (0.9, 1.1, 1.7 log MPN/g of feces, respectively). Specific strains of Lactobacillus-based direct-fed microbials effectively reduced the prevalence and concentration of E. coli O157 in harvest-ready cattle, whereas others did not. When using direct-fed microbials to reduce carriage of E. coli O157 in cattle, it is important to select appropriately validated products.     

Growth of pulsed electric field exposed Escherichia coli in relation to inactivation and environmental factors

Pulsed electric fields (PEF) have been proven to inactivate microorganisms during nonthermal conditions and have the potential to replace thermal processing as a method for food preservation. However, there is a need to understand the recovery and growth of survivors and potentially injured microorganisms following PEF processing. The purpose of this investigation was to study the growth of Escherichia coli at 10 degrees C following exposure to electrical field strengths (15, 22.5 and 30 kV/cm) in relation to inactivation and the amount of potentially sublethally injured cells. One medium was used as both a treatment medium and an incubation medium, to study the influence of environmental factors on the inactivation and the growth of the surviving population. The pH (5.0, 6.0 and 7.0) and water activity (1.00, 0.985 and 0.97) of the medium was varied by adding HCl and glycerol, respectively. Growth was followed continuously by measuring the optical density. The time-to-detection (td) and the maximum specific growth rate (micromax) were calculated from these data. Results showed that the PEF process did not cause any obvious sublethal injury to the E. coli cells. The number of survivors was a consequence of the combination of electrical field strength and environmental factors, with pH being the most prominent. Interestingly, the micromax of subsequent growth was influenced by the applied electrical field strength during the process, with an increased micromax at more intense electrical field strengths. In addition, the micromax was also influenced by the pH and water activity. The td, which could theoretically be considered as an increase in shelf life, was found to depend on a complex correlation between electrical field strength, pH and water activity. That could be explained by the fact that the td is a combination of the number of survivors, the recovery of sublethal injured cells and the growth rate of the survivors.