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The use of bacteriophages against saprophytic mesophilic bacteria in minimally processed food.
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Technologia Alimentaria 2021 October
BACKGROUND: ood producers strive to meet the changing needs of consumers while maintaining the highest nutritional value of the products they supply. Physicochemical methods, which include modified atmosphere packaging, membrane techniques or ultrasounds, are the most frequently used to preserve food. Alternatively, biological methods can be applied, one of which is the use of bacteriophages (phages) to limit bacterial growth in the food environment. The purpose of our research was to verify the possibility of the use of bacteriophages as an antibacterial agent in minimally processed food environments of vegetable origin. The first stage of the research involved the isolation of phages against the dominant bacterial microflora in the analyzed products: broccoli sprouts, spinach leaves and freshly squeezed carrot-celery juice. Bacteriophages were isolated from municipal waste collected from sewage-treatment plants. Specific bacteriophages were isolated for twenty-nine out of thirty identified bacterial strains. The lytic activity of the phages was tested using a Bioscreen C automatic growth analyzer. Three methods for applying the phage cocktail were tested: direct addition of the cocktail, spraying it on, and placing the food product on a pad soaked with the phage mixture. The food products were packaged in a protective atmosphere and stored at 20°C. The total number of bacteria after adding the phage cocktail to the products was determined during the subsequent hours of incubation using classical microbial culturing. A significant decrease in the total number of bacteria was observed in the products containing phage suspensions. The obtained results suggest that application of the phage cocktail offers the possibility to extend the shelf life of the analyzed minimally processed food products by reducing the total number of saprophytic.
METHODS: , food producers strive to meet the changing needs of consumers while maintaining the highest nutritional value of the products they supply. Physicochemical methods, which include modified atmosphere packaging, membrane techniques or ultrasounds, are the most frequently used to preserve food. Alternatively, biological methods can be applied, one of which is the use of bacteriophages (phages) to limit bacterial growth in the food environment. The purpose of our research was to verify the possibility of the use of bacteriophages as an antibacterial agent in minimally processed food environments of vegetable origin. The first stage of the research involved the isolation of phages against the dominant bacterial microflora in the analyzed products: broccoli sprouts, spinach leaves and freshly squeezed carrot-celery juice. Bacteriophages were isolated from municipal waste collected from sewage-treatment plants. Specific bacteriophages were isolated for twenty-nine out of thirty identified bacterial strains. The lytic activity of the phages was tested using a Bioscreen C automatic growth analyzer. Three methods for applying the phage cocktail were tested: direct addition of the cocktail, spraying it on, and placing the food product on a pad soaked with the phage mixture. The food products were packaged in a protective atmosphere and stored at 20°C. The total number of bacteria after adding the phage cocktail to the products was determined during the subsequent hours of incubation using classical microbial culturing. A significant decrease in the total number of bacteria was observed in the products containing phage suspensions. The obtained results suggest that application of the phage cocktail offers the possibility to extend the shelf life of the analyzed minimally processed food products by reducing the total number of saprophytic bac.
RESULTS: , food producers strive to meet the changing needs of consumers while maintaining the highest nutritional value of the products they supply. Physicochemical methods, which include modified atmosphere packaging, membrane techniques or ultrasounds, are the most frequently used to preserve food. Alternatively, biological methods can be applied, one of which is the use of bacteriophages (phages) to limit bacterial growth in the food environment. The purpose of our research was to verify the possibility of the use of bacteriophages as an antibacterial agent in minimally processed food environments of vegetable origin. The first stage of the research involved the isolation of phages against the dominant bacterial microflora in the analyzed products: broccoli sprouts, spinach leaves and freshly squeezed carrot-celery juice. Bacteriophages were isolated from municipal waste collected from sewage-treatment plants. Specific bacteriophages were isolated for twenty-nine out of thirty identified bacterial strains. The lytic activity of the phages was tested using a Bioscreen C automatic growth analyzer. Three methods for applying the phage cocktail were tested: direct addition of the cocktail, spraying it on, and placing the food product on a pad soaked with the phage mixture. The food products were packaged in a protective atmosphere and stored at 20°C. The total number of bacteria after adding the phage cocktail to the products was determined during the subsequent hours of incubation using classical microbial culturing. A significant decrease in the total number of bacteria was observed in the products containing phage suspensions. The obtained results suggest that application of the phage cocktail offers the possibility to extend the shelf life of the analyzed minimally processed food products by reducing the total number of saprophytic bacteria.
METHODS: , food producers strive to meet the changing needs of consumers while maintaining the highest nutritional value of the products they supply. Physicochemical methods, which include modified atmosphere packaging, membrane techniques or ultrasounds, are the most frequently used to preserve food. Alternatively, biological methods can be applied, one of which is the use of bacteriophages (phages) to limit bacterial growth in the food environment. The purpose of our research was to verify the possibility of the use of bacteriophages as an antibacterial agent in minimally processed food environments of vegetable origin. The first stage of the research involved the isolation of phages against the dominant bacterial microflora in the analyzed products: broccoli sprouts, spinach leaves and freshly squeezed carrot-celery juice. Bacteriophages were isolated from municipal waste collected from sewage-treatment plants. Specific bacteriophages were isolated for twenty-nine out of thirty identified bacterial strains. The lytic activity of the phages was tested using a Bioscreen C automatic growth analyzer. Three methods for applying the phage cocktail were tested: direct addition of the cocktail, spraying it on, and placing the food product on a pad soaked with the phage mixture. The food products were packaged in a protective atmosphere and stored at 20°C. The total number of bacteria after adding the phage cocktail to the products was determined during the subsequent hours of incubation using classical microbial culturing. A significant decrease in the total number of bacteria was observed in the products containing phage suspensions. The obtained results suggest that application of the phage cocktail offers the possibility to extend the shelf life of the analyzed minimally processed food products by reducing the total number of saprophytic bac.
RESULTS: , food producers strive to meet the changing needs of consumers while maintaining the highest nutritional value of the products they supply. Physicochemical methods, which include modified atmosphere packaging, membrane techniques or ultrasounds, are the most frequently used to preserve food. Alternatively, biological methods can be applied, one of which is the use of bacteriophages (phages) to limit bacterial growth in the food environment. The purpose of our research was to verify the possibility of the use of bacteriophages as an antibacterial agent in minimally processed food environments of vegetable origin. The first stage of the research involved the isolation of phages against the dominant bacterial microflora in the analyzed products: broccoli sprouts, spinach leaves and freshly squeezed carrot-celery juice. Bacteriophages were isolated from municipal waste collected from sewage-treatment plants. Specific bacteriophages were isolated for twenty-nine out of thirty identified bacterial strains. The lytic activity of the phages was tested using a Bioscreen C automatic growth analyzer. Three methods for applying the phage cocktail were tested: direct addition of the cocktail, spraying it on, and placing the food product on a pad soaked with the phage mixture. The food products were packaged in a protective atmosphere and stored at 20°C. The total number of bacteria after adding the phage cocktail to the products was determined during the subsequent hours of incubation using classical microbial culturing. A significant decrease in the total number of bacteria was observed in the products containing phage suspensions. The obtained results suggest that application of the phage cocktail offers the possibility to extend the shelf life of the analyzed minimally processed food products by reducing the total number of saprophytic bacteria.
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