B. CEREUS BİYOFİLMLERİNİN SİTRİK ASİT UYGULAMALARI İLE KONTROLÜ
Year 2018,
Volume: 43 Issue: 4, 605 - 616, 15.06.2018
Meltem Yesilcimen Akbas
,
Taner Şar
Abstract
Bu çalışmada, önemli bir gıda patojeni olan B. cereus
vejetatif hücrelerinin ve sporlarının mikrotitrasyon plaklarında, glukoz ve süt
içeren besiyerleri kullanılarak (TSBG ve TSBS)
oluşturduğu 24-72 saatlik biyofilmlerinin, %2 sitrik asit ve 200 ppm klor
uygulamaları ile önlenmesi ve ortadan kaldırılması araştırılmıştır. B.
cereus vejetatif hücrelerinin TSBG ve TSBS
besiyerleri kullanıldığında oluşan biyofilmlerinin, sitrik asit uygulamaları
ile %59 oranında önlendiği ve %38-63 oranlarında giderildiği belirlenmiştir. B.
cereus spor biyofilmlerinin ise, %56 oranında önlenebildiği ve %40-56
oranlarında giderilebildiği görülmüştür. Sitrik asit uygulamasının (%2) oluşan B.
cereus vejetatif hücrelerinin ve sporlarının biyofilmleri üzerinde klor
kadar etkili olabildiği tespit edilmiştir.
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CONTROL OF B. CEREUS BIOFILMS BY CITRIC ACID TREATMENTS
Year 2018,
Volume: 43 Issue: 4, 605 - 616, 15.06.2018
Meltem Yesilcimen Akbas
,
Taner Şar
Abstract
In this work, the prevention and removal of biofilm
formations of B. cereus vegetative cells and spore formations by citric
acid (2%) and chlorine (200 ppm) treatments on microtitration plates were
investigated. The biofilms were produced in the presence of glucose and milk
(TSBG and TSBM) for 24-72 hours. B. cereus
biofilms, formed by vegetative cells in TSBG and TSBM
were inhibited by citric acid treatments by up to 59% and removed about 38-63%,
respectively. However, biofilms of B. cereus spores were prevented about
56% and removed by 40-56%. It was shown that citric acid treatment (2%) could
be as effective as chlorine treatment for biofilms of B. cereus
vegetative cells and spores.
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- Ntrouka, V., Hoogenkamp, M., Zaura, E., van der Weijden, F. (2011). The effect of chemotherapeutic agents on titanium‐adherent biofilms. Clin Oral Implants, 22(11): 1227-1234.
- Organji, R.S., Abulreesh, H.H., Elbanna, K., Osman, G.E.H., Khider, M. (2015). Occurrence and characterization of toxigenic Bacillus cereus in food and infant feces. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed., 5(7): 515-520.
- Oulahal, N., Brice, W., Martial, A. Degraeve, P. (2008). Quantitative analysis of survival of Staphylococcus aureus or Listeria innocua on two types of surfaces: polypropylene and stainless steel in contact with different dairy products. Food Control, 19: 178-185.
- Pagedar, A., Singh, J. (2012). Influence of physiological cell stages on biofilm formation by Bacillus cereus of dairy origin. Int Dairy J., 23(1): 30-35.
- Parkar, S.G., Flint, S.H., Palmer, J.S., Brooks, J.D. (2001). Factors influencing attachment of thermophilic bacilli to stainless steel. J Appl Microbiol, 90(6): 901-908.
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- Ryu, J.H., Beuchat, L.R. (2005). Biofilm formation and sporulation by Bacillus cereus on a stainless steel surface and subsequent resistance of vegetative cells and spores to chlorine, chlorine dioxide, and a peroxyacetic acid–based sanitizer. J Food Prot, 68(12), 2614-2622.
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- Sánchez, G., Elizaquível, P., Aznar, R., Selma, M.V. (2015). Virucidal effect of high power ultrasound combined with a chemical sanitizer containing peroxyacetic acid for water reconditioning in the fresh-cut industry. Food Control, 52: 126-131.
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- Simões, M., Simoes, L.C., Vieira, M.J. (2010). A review of current and emergent biofilm control strategies. LWT-Food Sci Technol, 43(4): 573-583.
- Stepanović, S., Vuković, D., Dakić, I., Savić, B., Švabić-Vlahović, M. (2000). A modified microtiter-plate test for quantification of staphylococcal biofilm formation. J Microbiol Methods, 40(2): 175-179.
- Te Giffel, M.C., Beumer, R.R., Leijendekkers, S., Rombouts, F.M. (1996). Incidence of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis in foods in the Netherlands. Food Microbiology, 13(1), 53-58.
- Van Haute, S., Sampers, I., Holvoet, K., Uyttendaele, M. (2013). Physicochemical quality and chemical safety of chlorine as a reconditioning agent and wash water disinfectant for fresh-cut lettuce washing. Appl Environ Microbiol, 79(9): 2850-2861.
- Virto, R., Manas, P., Alvarez, I., Condon, S., Raso, J. (2005). Membrane damage and microbial inactivation by chlorine in the absence and presence of a chlorine-demanding substrate. Appl Environ Microbiol, 71(9): 5022-5028.
- Waters, B.W., Hung, Y.C. (2014). The effect of organic loads on stability of various chlorine‐based sanitisers. Int J Food Sci Technol, 49(3): 867-875.
- Zhang, Q.Q., Ye, K.P., Juneja, V.K., Xu, X. (2017). Response surface model for the reduction of Salmonella biofilm on stainless steel with lactic acid, ethanol, and chlorine as controlling factors. Journal of Food Safety, 37(3).1-7.