ISSN:
1745-4565
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Electrical stimulation was evaluated as a method to kill Salmonella typhimurium in various salt solutions at different concentration. Salmonella typhimurium at 2 × 105 CFU/ml was treated at 22–24C for 60 min in each salt solution using electricity at 10 mA/cm2 current, 1 kHz frequency, and 50% duty cycle. Samples taken at various times were serially diluted, plated on tryptic soy agar and xylose lysine desoxycholate agar, and incubated at 37C for 18–24 h. To detect injured cells, samples were also pre-enriched in buffered peptone water at 37C for 4–5h before being plated. Results indicated all salmonellae were electrically killed at 5 min in NaCl, at 30 min in NaNO3, and at 45 min in NaC2H3O2 at 0.15 and 0.015 M concentrations. Salmonellae were also killed at 45 min in Na3PO4 and at 60 min in Na2CO3 at 0.0015 M concentration by electricity in combination with high pH.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.1993.tb00111.x
