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Farjami A, Hatami MS, Siahi-Shadbad M, Lotfipour F. Peracetic acid Activity on Biofilm Formed by Escherichia coli Isolated from an Industrial Water System. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 74:613-621. [PMID: 34984695 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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One of the major problems in industrial water systems is the generation of biofilm, which is resistant to antimicrobial agents and causes failure of sanitization policy. This work aimed to study the anti-biofilm activity of peracetic acid (PAA) at contact times and temperatures combinations. To this end, a 96 well microtiter-based calorimetric method was applied in in vitro biofilm production using Ecsherichia coli, isolated from the water supply system of a pharmaceutical plant. The phenotypic and phylogenetic tests confirmed the isolated bacteria belong to strains of Ecsherichia coli. The anti-biofilm activity of peracetic acid on formed biofilm was investigated at concentrations of 0.15-0.5% for a contact time of 5-15 min at 20°C to 60°C. The maximum biofilm formation by MTP method using an Ecsherichia coli isolate was achieved in 96 h incubation in TSB containing wells at 37°C. Biofilm formation rate showed to be high by the environmental isolate compared with that of standard strain. PAA at concentrations above 0.25%, the temperature of 40°C, and a minimum of 10 minutes of contact time was effective in the eradication of biofilm in an MPT-based system.
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- Afsaneh Farjami
- Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Kang C, Sloniker N, Ryser ET. Use of a Novel Sanitizer To Inactivate Salmonella Typhimurium and Spoilage Microorganisms during Flume Washing of Diced Tomatoes. J Food Prot 2020; 83:2158-2166. [PMID: 32692851 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-20-134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT As demand for fresh-cut produce increases, minimizing the risk of salmonellosis becomes critical for the produce industry. Sanitizers are routinely used during commercial flume washing of fresh-cut produce to minimize cross-contamination from the wash water. This study assessed the efficacy of a novel sanitizer blend consisting of peracetic acid (PAA; OxypHresh 15) with a sulfuric acid-surfactant (SS) antimicrobial (PAA-SS; ProduceShield Plus) against Salmonella during simulated commercial washing of diced tomatoes. Triplicate 9.1-kg batches of Roma tomatoes were dip inoculated in a two-strain avirulent Salmonella cocktail (Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 and MHM112) to achieve 5 to 6 log CFU per tomato and air dried for 2 h. After mechanical dicing, the tomatoes were washed in a pilot-scale processing line for 60 s with or without an added organic load in 90 ppm of PAA-SS (pH 1.8), SS at pH 1.8, 90 ppm of PAA, 5 or 10 ppm of free chlorine or sanitizer-free water as the control. Overall, PAA-SS (1.75 ± 0.75 log CFU/g) was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) more effective than water (0.69 ± 0.42 log CFU/g), chlorine (0.35 ± 0.36 log CFU/g), or SS (0.36 ± 0.19 log CFU/g) in reducing Salmonella. After washing for 20 s, PAA-SS was the only sanitizer to show a significant (P ≤ 0.05) reduction (1.93 ±0.59 log CFU/g) in Salmonella. All wash water samples were negative for Salmonella, except for 5 and 10 ppm of chlorine and the water control. Using PAA-SS with an organic load, yeast and mold populations were below the limit of detection (1.40 log CFU/g) and significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lower on diced tomatoes after 14 days of refrigerated storage compared with the other treatments (8.37 ± 0.08 log CFU/g), with SS at pH 1.8 (3.91 ± 0.93 log CFU/g) most effective against yeast and mold in the absence of an organic load. On the basis of these findings, the safety and shelf life of commercially washed diced tomatoes can be improved with PAA-SS. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Chunyu Kang
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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Zhang C, Brown PJB, Hu Z. Higher functionality of bacterial plasmid DNA in water after peracetic acid disinfection compared with chlorination. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 685:419-427. [PMID: 31176227 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) is an emerging disinfectant with a low disinfection by-product formation potential, but how PAA destroys gene function after killing bacteria remains to be studied. Bacterial plasmid DNA is a mobile genetic element that often harbors undesirable genes encoding antibiotic resistance and virulence factors. Even though PAA efficiently kills bacteria, bacterial plasmids and other mobile genetic elements might still be intact and functional after PAA disinfection, posing potential public health and environmental risks. This study evaluated the impact of PAA disinfection on the functionality of plasmid DNA in vivo and compared the results with those from chlorination. We delivered a plasmid DNA harboring two antibiotic resistance genes to Escherichia coli TOP10 to form an antibiotic-resistant bacterium (ARB). The planktonic ARB was treated with PAA and chlorine to find the minimum doses inhibiting the regrowth of the strain. PAA and chlorine stopped the regrowth at 8 ± 1 mg PAA·L-1 and 20 ± 9 mg Cl2·L-1, respectively. The functionality of the plasmid DNA after PAA and chlorine disinfection was then determined at higher doses in vivo. Neither PAA nor chlorine completely destroyed the plasmid DNA. However, chlorine was more efficient than PAA in eliminating the plasmid DNA. PAA at 25 mg PAA·L-1 reduced the transforming activity of the plasmid DNA by less than 0.3 log10 units, whereas chlorine at 25 mg Cl2·L-1 reduced the transforming activity by approximately 1.7 log10 units. Chlorine had a more pronounced impact on the functionality of the plasmid DNA because it oxidizes or destroys bacterial components including plasmid DNA faster than PAA. In addition, environmental scanning electron microscopy shows that chlorination desiccated the cells resulting in the flat cellular structure and possibly more complete loss of plasmid DNA, whereas PAA disinfection had a less impact on cell structure and morphology. This study demonstrates that more plasmid DNA remains functional in water after PAA disinfection than after chlorination. These functional genetic elements could be acquired by other microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer to pose potential public health and environmental risks.
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- Chiqian Zhang
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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Zhang C, Brown PJB, Miles RJ, White TA, Grant DG, Stalla D, Hu Z. Inhibition of regrowth of planktonic and biofilm bacteria after peracetic acid disinfection. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 149:640-649. [PMID: 30594003 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) is a promising alternative to chlorine for disinfection; however, bacterial regrowth after PAA disinfection is poorly understood. This study compared the regrowth of bacteria (Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 and Gram-positive Bacillus sp.) after disinfection with PAA or free chlorine. In the absence of organic matter, PAA and free chlorine prevented the regrowth of planktonic cells of P. aeruginosa PAO1 at C·t (= disinfectant concentration × contact time) doses of (28.5 ± 9.8) mg PAA·min·L-1 and (22.5 ± 10.6) mg Cl2·min·L-1, respectively, suggesting that they had comparable efficiencies in preventing the regrowth of planktonic bacteria. For comparison, the minimum C·t doses of PAA and free chlorine to prevent the regrowth of P. aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm cells in the absence of organic matter were (14,000 ± 1,732) mg PAA·min·L-1 and (6,500 ± 2,291) mg Cl2·min·L-1, respectively. PAA was less effective than free chlorine in killing bacteria within biofilms in the absence of organic matter most likely because PAA reacts with biofilm matrix constituents slower than free chlorine. In the presence of organic matter, although the bactericidal efficiencies of both disinfectants significantly decreased, PAA was less affected due to its slower reaction with organic matter and/or slower self-decomposition. For instance, in a dilute Lysogeny broth-Miller, the minimum concentrations of PAA and free chlorine to prevent the regrowth of planktonic P. aeruginosa PAO1 were 20 mg PAA·L-1 and 300 mg Cl2·L-1, respectively. While both disinfectants are strong oxidants disrupting cell membrane, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) revealed that PAA made holes in the center of the cells, whereas free chlorine desiccated the cells. Overall, this study shows that PAA is a powerful disinfectant to prevent bacterial regrowth even in the presence of organic matter.
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- Chiqian Zhang
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States.
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States; Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, United States.
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Wong HC, Liao R, Hsu P, Tang CT. Molecular response of Vibrio parahaemolyticus to the sanitizer peracetic acid. Int J Food Microbiol 2018; 286:139-147. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Meinelt T, Phan TM, Behrens S, Wienke A, Pedersen LF, Liu D, Straus DL. Growth inhibition of Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri by disinfectants containing peracetic acid. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2015; 113:207-213. [PMID: 25850398 DOI: 10.3354/dao02847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) is a therapeutic agent used for disinfection in aquaculture, but it must be investigated thoroughly in order to mitigate diseases without harming the fish. Successful disinfectants (like PAA) should not leave dangerous residues in the environment in order to successfully contribute to sustainable aquaculture. The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of 6 commercial PAA products with different molecular PAA:H2O2 ratios to reduce bacterial growth of Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri and to determine effective concentrations and exposure times. All products reduced colony-forming units (CFUs) of A. salmonicida and Y. ruckeri. Products with higher molecular PAA:H2O2 ratios inhibited growth better than products with lower molecular PAA:H2O2 ratios at the same PAA concentration; this indicates that H2O2 is not the driving force in the reduction of A. salmonicida and Y. ruckeri growth by PAA in vitro. The practical application of the products with high molecular PAA:H2O2 ratios should be prioritized if these pathogens are diagnosed.
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- Thomas Meinelt
- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 301, 12587 Berlin, Germany
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Boukef I, El Bour M, Al Gallas N, El Bahri O, Mejri S, Mraouna R, Ben Aissa R, Boudabous A, Got P, Troussellier M. Survival of Escherichia coli strains in Mediterranean brackish water in the Bizerte lagoon in northern Tunisia. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2010; 82:2249-2257. [PMID: 21141386 DOI: 10.2175/106143010x12609736967161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This study investigated survival and virulence of Escherichia coli strains exposed to natural conditions in brackish water. Two E. coli strains (O126:B16 and O55:B5) were incubated in water microcosms in the Bizerte lagoon in northern Tunisia and exposed for 12 days to natural sunlight in June (231 to 386 W/m2, 26 +/- 1 degrees C, 30 g/L) and in April (227 to 330 W/m2, 17 +/- 1 degrees C, 27 g/L) or maintained in darkness for 21 days (17 +/- 1 degrees C, 27 g/L). The results revealed that sunlight was the most significant inactivating factor (decrease of 3 Ulog within 48 hours for the two strains) compared to salinity and temperature (in darkness). Survival time of the strains was prolonged as they were maintained in darkness. Local strain (E. coli O55:B5) showed better survival capacity (T90 = 52 hours) than E. coli O126:B16 (T90 = 11 h). For both, modifications were noted only for some metabolic activities of carbohydrates hydrolysis. Cytotoxicity of the two strains, tested on Vero cell, was maintained during the period of survival.
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- I Boukef
- National Institute of Sea Sciences and Technology, Laboratory of Microbiology, Salammbô, Tunisia
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DeQueiroz GA, Day DF. Antimicrobial activity and effectiveness of a combination of sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide in killing and removing Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms from surfaces. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 103:794-802. [PMID: 17897181 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03299.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate both the antimicrobial activity and the effectiveness of a combination of sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide (Ox-B) for killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 19142 cells and removing P. aeruginosa biofilms on aluminum or stainless steel surfaces. METHODS AND RESULTS Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms were developed in tryptic soy broth containing vertically suspended aluminium or stainless steel plates. Biofilms were exposed to a mixed sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide solution as a sanitizer for 1, 5 and 20 min. The sanitizer was then neutralized, the cells dislodged from the test surfaces, and viable cells enumerated. Cell morphologies were determined using scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cell viability was determined by confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM). Biofilm removal was monitored by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometry. Cell numbers were reduced by 5-log to 6-log after 1 min exposure and by 7-log after 5 min exposure to Ox-B. No viable cells were detected after a 20 min exposure. Treatment with equivalent concentrations of sodium hypochlorite reduced viable numbers by 3-log to 4-log after 1 min exposure and by 4-log to 6-log after 5 min, respectively. A 20 min exposure achieved a 7-log reduction. Hydrogen peroxide at test concentration treatments showed no effect. FTIR analysis of treated pseudomonad biofilms on aluminium or stainless steel plates showed either a significant reduction or complete removal of biofilm material after a 5 min exposure to the mixed sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide solution. SEM and TEM images revealed damage to cell wall and cell membranes. CONCLUSIONS A combination of sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide effectively killed P. aeruginosa cells and removed biofilms from both stainless steel and aluminium surfaces. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The combination of sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide can be used as an alternative disinfectant and/or biofilm remover of contaminated food processing equipment.
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- G A DeQueiroz
- Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, St. Gabriel, LA 70776, USA.
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Jolivet-Gougeon A, Sauvager F, Bonnaure-Mallet M, Colwell RR, Cormier M. Virulence of viable but nonculturable S. Typhimurium LT2 after peracetic acid treatment. Int J Food Microbiol 2006; 112:147-52. [PMID: 16876276 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2005] [Revised: 01/31/2006] [Accepted: 06/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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S. Typhimurium LT2 cells suspended in sterilized sewage effluent water (SEW) and in distilled water microcosms were exposed to 0, 7, 15 and 20 mg/l peracetic acid, and tested for viability and virulence. After treatment for one hour, colony forming units decreased by at least 5 log units at peracetic acid concentration of 7 mg/l. In SEW, at peracetic acid concentration of 15 mg/l, the cells were nonculturable (VNC), but retained virulence as demonstrated by invasion assays of HeLa cells. Higher concentrations (greater than or equal to 20 mg/l) resulted in bacterial death, i.e. substrate non-responsive cells. Despite morphological alterations of the bacteria after peracetic acid treatment, visualized by transmission electronic microscopy, conservation of both adhesive and invasive capacities was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy after exposure to 0-15 mg/l peracetic acid. Public health professionals need to recognize that peracetic acid-treated Salmonella is capable of modifying its physiological characteristics, including entering and recovering from the viable but nonculturable state, and may remain virulent after a stay in SEW followed by peracetic acid treatment.
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- A Jolivet-Gougeon
- Equipe Microbiologie, UPRES-EA 1254, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université de Rennes I, 2 Avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 RENNES, France.
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Yuk HG, Bartz JA, Schneider KR. Effectiveness of Individual or Combined Sanitizer Treatments for Inactivating Salmonella spp. on Smooth Surface, Stem Scar, and Wounds of Tomatoes. J Food Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb08326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Peracetic acid is a strong disinfectant with a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Due to its bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal effectiveness as demonstrated in various industries, the use of peracetic acid as a disinfectant for wastewater effluents has been drawing more attention in recent years. The desirable attributes of peracetic acid for wastewater disinfection are the ease of implementing treatment (without the need for expensive capital investment), broad spectrum of activity even in the presence of heterogeneous organic matter, absence of persistent toxic or mutagenic residuals or by-products, no quenching requirement (i.e., no dechlorination), small dependence on pH, short contact time, and effectiveness for primary and secondary effluents. Major disadvantages associated with peracetic acid disinfection are the increases of organic content in the effluent due to acetic acid (AA) and thus in the potential microbial regrowth (acetic acid is already present in the mixture and is also formed after peracetic acid decomposition). Another drawback to the use of peracetic acid is its high cost, which is partly due to limited production capacity worldwide. However, if the demand for peracetic acid increases, especially from the wastewater industry, the future mass production capacity might also be increased, thus lowering the cost. In such a case, in addition to having environmental advantages, peracetic acid may also become cost-competitive with chlorine.
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- Mehmet Kitis
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
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Stopforth JD, Ikeda JS, Kendall PA, Sofos JN. Survival of acid-adapted or nonadapted Escherichia coli O157:H7 in apple wounds and surrounding tissue following chemical treatments and storage. Int J Food Microbiol 2004; 90:51-61. [PMID: 14672830 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(03)00171-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study evaluated survival/growth of acid-adapted or nonadapted Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculated (4 log CFU/wound) in wounds (10 mm deepx6 mm diameter) of apples. Wounds were inoculated with a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing derivative of a rifampicin-resistant strain of E. coli O157:H7 ATCC 43895 and allowed to attach (1 h). Apples were dipped (2 min) in solutions (approximately 25 degrees C) of water (W), 5% acetic acid (AA), 5% hydrogen peroxide (HP), 0.02% sodium hypochlorite (SH), or not treated (NT), and stored at 25 degrees C. Survivors were determined in cores (10-mm deep) of the apple wounds (12 mm from center of wound; inner core) and surrounding tissue (18 mm from center of wound; outer core) after homogenizing the samples in Dey-Engley (D/E) neutralizing broth and plating on tryptic soy agar (TSA) and TSA supplemented with 100 microg/ml rifampicin (35 degrees C, 48 h) after 0, 2 and 5 days. Average bacterial populations at day-0 were 4.0 and 2.0 logs in the inner and outer core, respectively. In the inner core of the untreated apples populations increased to 7.0 logs at day-2, while counts did not exceed 3.0 logs in the outer core during storage of all treatments. Previous acid-adaptation of the cultures did not affect survival of the pathogen. Dipping in W, AA and SH did not reduce initial bacterial populations, while at day-2 of storage inner core counts from W, AA and SH reached 7.1, 5.5 and 6.9 logs, respectively. In contrast, HP reduced initial counts in the inner core by approximately 1.5 logs, but they increased to 7.0 logs by day-2. Populations of all treatments reached 6.6-7.2 logs in the inner core by day-5. Thus, sanitizer treatment did not effectively reduce nor inhibit growth of E. coli O157:H7 contamination in apple wounds and surrounding tissue.
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- Jarret D Stopforth
- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1171, USA
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Stopforth JD, Samelis J, Sofos JN, Kendall PA, Smith GC. Biofilm formation by acid-adapted and nonadapted Listeria monocytogenes in fresh beef decontamination washings and its subsequent inactivation with sanitizers. J Food Prot 2002; 65:1717-27. [PMID: 12430692 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-65.11.1717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The antimicrobial effects of sodium hypochlorite (SH, 200 ppm, at an adjusted pH of 6.80 +/- 0.20 and at an unadjusted pH of 10.35 +/- 0.25), quaternary ammonium compound (pH 10.20 +/- 0.12, 200 ppm), and peroxyacetic acid (PAA, pH 3.45 +/- 0.20, 150 ppm) on previously acid-adapted or nonadapted Listeria monocytogenes inoculated (10(5) CFU/ml) into beef decontamination water washings were evaluated. The effects of the sanitizers on suspended cells (planktonic or deattached) and on cells attached to stainless steel coupons obtained from inoculated washings stored at 15 degrees C for up to 14 days were studied. Cells were exposed to sanitizers on days 2, 7, and 14. The pathogen had formed a biofilm of 5.3 log CFU/cm2 by day 2 of storage (which was reduced to 4.6 log CFU/cm2 by day 14), while the total microbial populations showed more extensive attachment (6.1 to 6.6 log CFU/cm2). The sanitizers were more effective in reducing populations of cells in suspension than in reducing populations of attached cells. Overall, there were no differences between previously acid-adapted and nonadapted L monocytogenes with regard to sensitivity to sanitizers. The total microbial biofilms were the most sensitive to all of the sanitizers on day 2, but their resistance increased during storage, and they were at their most resistant on day 14. Listeria monocytogenes displayed stronger resistance to the effects of the sanitizers on day 7 than on day 2 but had become sensitized to all sanitizers by day 14. SH at the adjusted pH (6.80) (ASH) was generally more effective in reducing bacterial populations than was SH at the unadjusted pH. PAA generally killed attached cells faster at 30 to 300 s of exposure than did the other sanitizers, except for ASH on day 2. PAA was more effective in killing attached cells than in killing cells treated in suspension, in contrast to the other sanitizers.
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- J D Stopforth
- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523-1171, USA
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Anderson AJ, Miller CD. Catalase activity and the survival of Pseudomonas putida, a root colonizer, upon treatment with peracetic acid. Can J Microbiol 2001; 47:222-8. [PMID: 11315113 DOI: 10.1139/w01-002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Peracetic acid is used as a sterilant in several industrial settings. Cells of a plant-colonizing bacterium, Pseudomonas putida in liquid suspension, were more sensitive to killing by peracetic acid when they lacked a major catalase activity, catalase A. Low doses of peracetic acid induced promoter activity of the gene encoding catalase A and increased total catalase specific activity in cell extracts. Microbes present in native agricultural soils rapidly degraded the active oxygen species present in peracetic acid. The simultaneous release of oxygen was consistent with a role for catalase in degrading the hydrogen peroxide that is part of the peracetic acid-equilibrium mixture. Amendment of sterilized soils with wild-type P. putida restored the rate of degradation of peracetic acid to a higher level than was observed in the soils amended with the catalase A-deficient mutant. The association of the bacteria with the plant roots resulted in protection of the wild-type as well as the catalase-deficient mutant from killing by peracetic acid. No differential recovery of the wild-type and catalase A mutant of P. putida was observed from roots after the growth matrix containing the plants was flushed with peracetic acid.
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- A J Anderson
- Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan 84322-5305, USA.
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Vahjen W, Munch JC, Tebbe CC. Fate of three genetically engineered, biotechnologically important microorganism species in soil: impact of soil properties and intraspecies competition with nonengineered strains. Can J Microbiol 1997. [DOI: 10.1139/m97-120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The fate of a bacterium and two yeast species genetically engineered by insertion of a nucleotide sequence encoding for aprotinin was studied in three different soils. Corynebacterium glutamicum carried the recombinant gene on plasmid pUN1, Saccharomyces cerevisiae carried the gene on plasmid p707, and in Pichia angusta (formerly Hansenula polymoropha) LR9-Apr8, the gene was chromosomally inserted with eight tandem repeats. Corynebacterium glutamicum persisted longer than both yeast strains. In a sandy loam of pH 5.9, recovery rates of cultured cells were lower than in a clay silt or a silty sand, with pH values of 7.1 and 6.7, respectively. Generally, persistence at 10 °C was higher than at 20 °C. An adaptation of the genetically engineered strains resulting in higher soil persistence was not observed for any of the three species tested. Competition experiments between nonengineered and genetically engineered strains in presterilized soils revealed a reduced fitness of the engineered strains. However, a more competitive C. glutamicum pUN1 evolved after reinoculation of cells, preselected by a preceding competition experiment.Key words: ecological risk assessment, genetic engineering, nondeliberate release, soil inoculation, aprotinin.
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