Independent effects of acetic acid and pH on survival of Escherichia coli in simulated acidified pickle products.
J Food Prot
; 67(1): 12-8, 2004 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-14717345
ABSTRACT
Our objective was to determine the effects of organic acids and pH on the rate at which selected strains of Escherichia coli O157H7 die in acid solutions representative of acidified pickle products (pH < 4.6). We used gluconic acid/sodium gluconate (pKa = 3.7) as a noninhibitory buffer to maintain pH at selected values in the absence of other organic acids. This was possible because we found that the inhibitory effects of this acid on E. coli strains at pH 3.1 were independent of acid concentration over a range of 2 to 200 mM. By this method, the lethal effects of acetic acid solutions (100 to 400 mM) at selected pH values between 3.1 and 4.1 were compared with the effects of pH alone (as determined using gluconate buffer). We found D-values were two- to fourfold lower with acetic acid compared with the effect of pH alone for simulated pickle brines in this pH range. Glutamic acid, an amino acid that is known to enhance acid resistance in E. coli and is a component of pickle brines, protected the E. coli strains from the specific effects of acetic acid.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Escherichia coli O157
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Ácido Acético
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Gluconatos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Food Prot
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos