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ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to evaluate the acid resistance of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) in stored pork and in simulated gastric fluid (SGF). A culture of S. Enteritidis was subjected to acid treatment prior to inoculation into pork, stored under refrigeration at frozen temperatures and exposed to SGF. The S. Enteritidis CCS3 and ATCC 13076 strains previously subjected to acid treatment (at pH 4.0-5.0) were inoculated in pork and stored at 4°C and -18°C. Storage at 4ºC did not affect the populations of both S. Enteritidis strains. After 84 days at -18°C, the mean population of both CCS3 and ATCC strains were reduced by 0.8 and 1.5 log cycles, respectively. Prior acid treatment did not enhance the survival of both strains at low temperatures. After acid treatment and low temperature storage, S. Enteritidis ATCC 13076 lost culturability after being exposed to SGF for 10 minutes. In contrast, S. Enteritidis CCS3 was tolerant until three hours of SGF exposure. S. Enteritidis CCS3 submitted to pH 4.0 was more tolerant to SGF exposure than when submitted to pH 4.5, 5.0 and without acid treatment. Therefore, this study indicates that exposure to an acidic and cold environment during processing enhanced the ability of S. Enteritidis to survive in the gastric environment of the human stomach, possibly increasing the risk of a Salmonella infection after consumption of pork.
RESUMO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência ao ácido de Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) previamente submetidas a tratamento ácido e inoculadas em carne suína armazenada em temperaturas de refrigeração e congelamento ao fluido gástrico simulado (FGS). As linhagens de S. Enteritidis CCS3 and ATCC 13076 previamente submetidas a tratamento ácido variando de pH 4.0 a 5.0 foram inoculadas em carne de porco e armazenadas a 4 e −18°C. A estocagem por sete dias a 4°C não afetou as populações das duas linhagens de S. Enteritidis. Após 84 dias a -18°C, as reduções médias das populações das linhagens foram de 0,8 e 1,5 ciclos logarítmicos, respectivamente. O tratamento ácido prévio não aumentou a sobrevivência das duas culturas sob baixas temperaturas. Após tratamento ácido e estocagem em temperaturas baixas, S. Enteritidis ATCC 13076 perdeu a culturabilidade após 10 minutos de desafio ao FGS. Contrariamente, S. Enteritidis CCS3 mostrou-se tolerante à exposição por três horas ao FGS. S. Enteritidis CCS3 submetidas a tratamento ácido prévio em pH 4,0 mostraram-se mais tolerantes à exposição por 180 minutos ao FGS que células submetidas aos tratamentos ácidos em pH 4,5 e 5,0 e células sem tratamento. Portanto, este estudo indica que S. Enteritidis submetida a um ambiente ácido e frio durante o processamento pode melhorar a sua capacidade de sobreviver à barreira gástrica em humanos, possivelmente, aumentando o risco de surto por Salmonella após consumo de carne de porco.
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A Microcoleus chthonoplastes strain SC7B9002-1 isolated from microbial mats in tidal channels from San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico was subjected to short- (15 days) and long-term (2 years) conservation assays in liquid nitrogen (–196oC) using cryoprotective agents, such as 5% DMSO, 20% PVP-40, and 20% glycerol. Survival rate, chlorophyll a, protein, and nucleic acids content were observed in each case. Interesting growth and a significant increase in protein content was observed when no cryoprotectant was used during liquid nitrogen immersion. In the absence of a cryoprotectant, M. chthonoplastes lost their typical shape resembled spheroplasts, and recovery cultivation times after freezing were 5 and 25 days (short and long-term, respectively). Recovery from long-term preservation with 5% DMSO took 15 days. PVP and glycerol did not allow recovery of viable cells. The survival of M. chthonoplastes to freezing without cryoprotectant and the adaptive mechanisms that allow surviving under freezing conditions are discussed.