2011~2019年吉林省市售食品中单增李斯特菌污染情况分析

目的 了解吉林省市售餐饮食品中单增李斯特菌的污染情况,为食品安全管理、食源性疾病的监测提供科学依据。方法 对2011年-2019年从吉林省9个监测地区采集到的8279件市售食品样本进行单增李斯特菌的分离鉴定。结果 2011年 -2019年从吉林省市售食品中共检测出单增李斯特菌阳性菌株352株,总检出率4.25%；各检测地区间长春市阳性检出率最高(7.63%),其次为四平市(6.03%)；12类市售食品中肉及肉质品阳性检出率最高(9.41%),其次为速冻米面食品(6.72%)；各类采样地点中超市的阳性检出率最高(6.89%),其次为农贸市场(5.64%)和快餐店(5.08%)；散装食品的阳性检出率明显高于预包装食品。结论 2019年吉林省的单增李斯特菌阳性检出率较临近三年呈回升态势；长春市与四平市单增李斯特菌污染情况较其他地区严重；肉与肉制品单增李斯特菌的污染情况最为严重,其次为速冻米面食品；流通环节中单增李斯特菌阳性检出率较高；散装食品的单增李斯特菌污染情况较预包装食品严重。有关部门应针对地区现状、食品类型和包装类型的不同加强管理力度。     

全细胞SELEX法筛选单增李斯特菌的ssDNA适配体

以单增李斯特菌活细胞为靶标,采用指数富集配基的系统进化技术(Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment,SELEX)从含40个随机碱基序列的单链DNA(single-stranded DNA,ss DNA)文库中筛选与之特异性结合的适配体。酶联配体吸附法(ELASA)测定筛选过程中次级文库与单增李斯特菌结合力的变化。对筛选得到的适配体进行序列测定,RNA structure软件预测二级结构,ELASA测定适配体与靶标的结合能力和特异性。结果显示,每轮筛选后次级文库与靶标的亲和力增强,特异性适配体逐步得到富集。测序获得23条适配体,其序列同源性不高,但预测的二级结构有些相似,根据二级结构将其分为3个群,分析结果表明二级结构与适配体的亲和力有关。挑选亲和力较强的21号(Lma-21)和35号(Lma-35)适配体能特异性地识别单增李斯特菌。本研究为开发食源性病原菌单增李斯特菌的新型检测试剂提供了基础材料。     

酵母菌促进单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌的生长

为了缩短单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌(单增李斯特氏菌)的前增菌时间,提升检测效率,本研究将酵母菌(ATCC9763)作为一种生长促进剂加入到单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌的前增菌培养基(LB1)中,结果表明添加适量的酵母菌可以使单增生李斯特氏菌的生长速度提升近100%,并且这种促进作用与培养过程中酵母菌的接种量、培养基的溶氧量以及培养方式密切相关。根据酵母菌的生长特性分析,这种促进作用产生的原因很有可能是由于酵母菌在生长过程中发酵分解了培养基中的糖类等营养物质,改善了单增李斯特氏菌的营养条件,从而提高了单增李斯特氏菌的繁殖速度。本研究为缩短单增李斯特氏菌检测的富集培养时间,提高检测效率奠定了很好的基础,同时也侧面提示我们要关注发酵类食品遭受单增李斯特氏菌污染的食品安全风险。     

Post-processing application of chemical solutions for control of Listeria monocytogenes, cultured under different conditions, on commercial smoked sausage formulated with and without potassium lactate-sodium diacetate

This study evaluated post-processing chemical solutions for their antilisterial effects on commercial smoked sausage formulated with or without 1.5% potassium lactate plus 0.05% sodium diacetate, and contaminated (approximately 3-4 log cfu/cm(2)) with 10-strain composite Listeria monocytogenes inocula prepared under various conditions. Inoculated samples were left untreated, or were immersed (2 min, 25 +/- 2 degrees C) in solutions of acetic acid (2.5%), lactic acid (2.5%), potassium benzoate (5%) or Nisaplin (0.5%, equivalent to 5000 IU/ml of nisin) alone, and in sequence (Nisaplin followed by acetic acid, lactic acid or potassium benzoate), before vacuum packaging and storage at 10 degrees C (48 days). Acetic acid, lactic acid or potassium benzoate applied alone reduced initial L. monocytogenes populations by 0.4-1.5 log cfu/cm(2), while treatments including Nisaplin caused reductions of 2.1-3.3 log cfu/cm(2). L. monocytogenes on untreated sausage formulated with antimicrobials had a lag phase duration of 10.2 days and maximum specific growth rate (mu(max)) of 0.089 per day, compared to no lag phase and mu(max) of 0.300 per day for L. monocytogenes on untreated product that did not contain antimicrobials in the formulation. The immersion treatments inhibited growth of the pathogen for 4.9-14.8 days on sausage formulated without potassium lactate-sodium diacetate; however, in all cases significant (P < 0.05) growth occurred by the end of storage. The antilisterial activity of chemical solutions was greatly enhanced when applied to product formulated with antimicrobials; growth was completely inhibited on sausage treated with acetic or lactic acid alone, and in sequence with Nisaplin. In general, habituation (15 degrees C, 7 days) of L. monocytogenes cells, planktonically or as attached cells to stainless-steel coupons in sausage homogenate prior to contamination of product, resulted in shorter lag phase durations compared with cells cultivated planktonically in a broth medium. Furthermore, when present, high levels of spoilage flora were found to suppress growth of the pathogen. Findings of this study could be useful to US meat processors in their efforts to select required regulatory alternatives for control of post-processing contamination in meat products.     

Physical and antibacterial properties of edible films formulated with apple skin polyphenols

Fruit and vegetable skins have polyphenolic compounds, terpenes, and phenols with antimicrobial and antioxidant activity. These flavoring plant essential oil components are generally regarded as safe. Edible films made from fruits or vegetables containing apple skin polyphenols have the potential to be used commercially to protect food against contamination by pathogenic bacteria. The main objective of this study was to evaluate physical properties as well as antimicrobial activities against Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Salmonella enterica of apple skin polyphenols at 0% to 10% (w/w) concentrations in apple puree film-forming solutions formulated into edible films. Commercial apple skin polyphenol powder had a water activity of 0.44 and high total soluble phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity (995.3 mg chlorogenic acid/100 g and 14.4 mg Trolox/g, respectively). Antimicrobial activities of edible film containing apple skin polyphenols were determined by the overlay method. Apple edible film with apple skin polyphenols was highly effective against L. monocytogenes. The minimum concentration need to inactive L. monocytogenes was 1.5%. However, apple skin polyphenols did not show any antimicrobial effect against E. coli O157:H7 and S. enterica even at 10% level. The presence of apple skin polyphenols reduced water vapor permeability of films. Apple skin polyphenols increased elongation of films and darkened the color of films. The results of the present study show that apple skin polyphenols can be used to prepare apple-based antimicrobial edible films with good physical properties for food applications by direct contact.     

Biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes produced at 12 °C either in pure culture or in co-culture with Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed reduced susceptibility to sanitizers

The biofilm-forming ability of 21 Listeria monocytogenes isolates, previously pulsotyped and corresponding to 16 strains, from different origins was evaluated using the Calgary Biofilm Device, at 37 °C. Biofilms of 4 selected strains were also produced either on pure cultures or on co-cultures with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO1), at 12 °C and at 37 °C. For these biofilms, the minimum biofilm eradication concentrations (MBECs) of 4 commercial dairy sanitizers (1 alkyl amine acetate based--T99, 2 chlorine based--T66 and DD, and 1 phosphoric acid based--BP) were determined. Listeria monocytogenes biofilms grown, either at 37 °C or 12 °C, were able to achieve similar cell densities by using different incubation periods (24 h and 7 d, respectively). In co-culture biofilms, P. aeruginosa was the dominant species, either at 37 °C or at 12 °C, representing 99% of a total biofilm population of 6 to 7 log CFU/peg. Co-culture biofilms were generally less susceptible than L. monocytogenes pure cultures. More interestingly, the biofilms produced at 12 °C were usually less susceptible to the sanitizers than when produced at 37 °C. Single or co-culture biofilms of L. monocytogenes and PAO1, particularly produced at 12 °C, retrieved MBEC values for agents T99 and BP that were, at times, above the maximum in-use recommended concentrations for these agents. The results presented here reinforce the importance of the temperature used for biofilm formation, when susceptibility to sanitizers is being assessed. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Since most food plants have cold wet growth niches in production and storage areas, susceptibility testing should be performed on biofilms produced at refrigeration temperatures. Moreover, the efficiency of the sanitizers used in food industries should be performed on mixed culture biofilms, since in field conditions these will predominate. The results presented here highlight the importance of the temperature used for biofilm formation, when susceptibility to disinfectants is being assessed, as biofilms produced at lower temperature were less susceptible to sanitizers.     

Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from Food Products: A Comprehensive Review

Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic pathogen that has been involved in several deadly illness outbreaks. Future outbreaks may be more difficult to manage because of the emergence of antibiotic resistance among L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products. The present review summarizes the available evidence on the emergence of antibiotic resistance among L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products and the possible ways this resistance has developed. Furthermore, the resistance of food L. monocytogenes isolates to antibiotics currently used in the treatment of human listeriosis such as penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline, and gentamicin, has been documented. Acquisition of movable genetic elements is considered the major mechanism of antibiotic resistance development in L. monocytogenes. Efflux pumps have also been linked with resistance of L. monocytogenes to some antibiotics including fluoroquinolones. Some L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products are intrinsically resistant to several antibiotics. However, factors in food processing chains and environments (from farm to table) including extensive or sub‐inhibitory antibiotics use, horizontal gene transfer, exposure to environmental stresses, biofilm formation, and presence of persister cells play crucial roles in the development of antibiotic resistance by L. monocytogenes.     

Methods to determine the growth domain in a multidimensional environmental space

Data from a database on microbial responses to the food environment (ComBase, see www.combase.cc) were used to study the boundary of growth several pathogens (Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolitica). Two methods were used to evaluate the growth/no growth interface. The first one is an application of the Minimum Convex Polyhedron (MCP) introduced by Baranyi et al. [Baranyi, J., Ross, T., McMeekin, T., Roberts, T.A., 1996. The effect of parameterisation on the performance of empirical models used in Predictive Microbiology. Food Microbiol. 13, 83–91.]. The second method applies logistic regression to define the boundary of growth. The combination of these two different techniques can be a useful tool to handle the problem of extrapolation of predictive models at the growth limits.     

Development of a Safety Monitoring and Assurance System for chilled food products

The principles of a novel chill chain management policy, coded Safety Monitoring and Assurance System (SMAS) for the optimisation of the distribution of chilled food products within the chill chain are developed. In this system, a new approach based on actual risk evaluation at important points of the chill chain is used in order to promote products to the next stage of distribution. This evaluation based on product's time–temperature history, variation in product's characteristics (e.g. a_w, pH, etc.), and the use of predictive models for the growth of food pathogens, allows to give priority to products in such a way that risk at consumption time is minimized. The effectiveness of SMAS was evaluated against the First In First Out (FIFO) approach, the current method for food distribution, in a case study on the risk of listeriosis of cooked ham using the Monte Carlo simulation technique. Furthermore, the two approaches were compared for their effect on the quality of the products in terms of remaining shelf life at the time of consumption. The results showed that following the SMAS approach the risk of listerisosis is significantly lower while the spoiled products at the time of consumption are significantly reduced compared to FIFO approach.     

李斯特单核增生菌在真空包装切片酱牛肉中的动态变化

将接种不同血清型（４ｂ，１／２ａ和１／２ｃ）李斯特单核增生菌混合物的切片酱牛肉真空包装，然后分别贮藏在４℃，７℃和１５℃，研究李斯特单核增生菌的生长情况。总的来讲，李斯特单核增生菌在所有的样品中生长情况相似。在整个实验期间，起始接菌量为５．４３ＬｏｇＣＦＵ／ｇ的样品上李斯特单核增生菌数量增加了１００倍，而接菌量为＜２．００ＬｏｇＣＦＵ／ｇ的样品上，李斯特单核增生菌数量则增加了１，０００，０００倍。这表明酱牛肉是李斯特单核增生菌生长的良好环境。所以在酱牛肉的生产过程中，一定要采取有效措施减少李斯特单核增生菌的污染。同时应研究安全、经济的手段以杀死污染在酱牛肉上的李斯特单核增生菌，保护消费者健康。