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Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef

Stratakos, Alexandros Ch; Grant, Irene R.

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Alexandros Stratakos Alexandros.Stratakos@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Sustainable Agri-Food Production

Irene R. Grant



Abstract

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Antimicrobial effects of multiple physical, biological and natural interventions on pathogenic Escherichia coli in raw beef were assessed. A cocktail of E. coli strains was inoculated onto gamma-irradiated beef and enumerated immediately after each intervention and during storage at 4 °C for 7 days. Of the physical interventions, silver-containing antimicrobial packaging and ozone gas treatment did not show significant antimicrobial effects, however cold plasma treatment reduced E. coli levels by 0.9 and 1.82 log10 CFU/cm2 after 2 and 5 min treatments, respectively. A phage cocktail reduced E. coli counts by 0.63 and 1.16 log10 CFU/g after 24 h storage at 4 and 12 °C, respectively. Of the natural interventions, vinegar and lactic acid (5%) washes for 5 min caused reductions of ∼1 log10 CFU/g immediately after treatment, whereas lactoferrin and nisin treatments, separately or in combination, had insignificant antimicrobial effects. Nanoemulsions containing carvacrol or thyme essential oils caused immediate E. coli reductions of 1.41 and 1.36 log10 CFU/g, respectively, plus a progressive reduction in viable numbers during storage at 4 °C. Our findings suggest that cold plasma, bacteriophages, vinegar, lactic acid, or carvacrol and thyme essential oil nanoemulsions could potentially be of use to the beef industry for controlling pathogenic E. coli contamination.

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Stratakos, A. C., & Grant, I. R. (2018). Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef. Food Microbiology, 76, 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.011

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 25, 2018
Online Publication Date May 26, 2018
Publication Date Dec 1, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 17, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Food Microbiology
Print ISSN 0740-0020
Electronic ISSN 1095-9998
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 76
Pages 209-218
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.011
Keywords Escherichia coli O157:H7; Decontamination; Beef; Cold plasma; Bacteriophages essential oil nanoemulsions
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1493944
Publisher URL http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.011
Additional Information Additional Information : This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published version is available here: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.05.011.

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