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Resistance and Survival of Cronobacter sakazakii under Environmental Stress of Low Temperature

저온 환경에서 Cronobacter sakazakii의 저항과 생존

  • Kim, Se-Hun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Jang, Sung-Ran (Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Chung, Hyun-Jung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Inha University) ;
  • Bang, Woo-Suk (Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University)
  • 김세훈 (영남대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 장성란 (영남대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 정현정 (인하대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 방우석 (영남대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2011.02.01
  • Accepted : 2011.07.29
  • Published : 2011.08.30
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Abstract

Cronobacter sakazakii has been isolated from a wide range of environmental sources and from several foods of animal and plant origin. The objective of this study was to determine the resistance of C. sakazakii (ATCC 12868, ATCC 29004, and ATCC 29544) in cold, cold-freeze thaw, cold-acid, and cold starvation-freeze thaw stress. The number of C. sakazakii decreased to 1 log CFU/mL at $5^{\circ}C$ (cold storage) for 10 days. When C. sakazakii was cultivated at a low temperature ($13^{\circ}C$), the population of C sakazakii ATCC 12868 and 29004 increased to $10^9$ CFU/mL, and the population of C. sakazakii ATCC 29544 increased to $10^8$ CFU/mL. For C. sakazakii ATCC 12868 and 29004, the cold-adapted cells ($5^{\circ}C$ 24 hr) decreased by 4 log CFU/mL, and the low-temperature-cultivated cells ($13^{\circ}C$) decreased by 0.5 log CFU/mL. In this study, low-temperature cultivation enhanced the freeze-thaw cross-resistance due to the metabolic changes in the cells. Cold stress ($5^{\circ}C$ 48 hr, $13^{\circ}C$ cultivation) enhanced the cold-acid cross-resistance. The cold-starved cells in the sterilized 0.1% peptone water enhanced the freeze-thaw cross-resistance with significant differences (p<0.05). Therefore, the increased tolerance of the cold-adapted or low-temperature-cultivated C. sakazakii cells to freeze-thaw, acid, or starvation suggests that such environments should be considered when processing minimally processed foods or foods with extended shelf life.

C. sakazakii ATCC 12868, 29004, 29544를 이용하여 저온 저장 중의 변화를 살펴보고 저온과 냉/해동, 저온과 산, 저온에서 starvation한 것과 냉/해동의 교차저항에 대해 알아보았다. C. sakazakii를 $5^{\circ}C$에서 10일간 저장하였을 때 모든 균주들에서 1 log CFU/mL의 사멸을 보였다. C. sakazakii를 $13^{\circ}C$에서 배양한 결과, C. sakazakii ATCC 12868, 29004는 각각 7일째, 5일째에 $10^9$ CFU/mL을 나타냈고 C. sakazakii ATCC 29544는 5일 배양 후부터 30일 동안 $10^9$ CFU/mL에 도달하지 못하고 $10^8$ CFU/mL를 유지하였다. 저온과 냉/해동의 교차저항 결과, C. sakazakii ATCC 12868, 29004에서 대조구와 $5^{\circ}C$에서 2일간 저장한 것은 4 log CFU/mL의 사멸을 보였고 $13^{\circ}C$에서 배양한 것은 일정한 균수를 유지하였다. 저온과 산의 교차저항 실험에서 C. sakazakii ATCC 29544를 제외하고 다른 두 균주에서 대조구에 비해 $5^{\circ}C$ 에서 2일간 저장한 것, $13^{\circ}C$에서 배양한 것은 일정하게 높은 생존율을 보였다. C. sakazakii는 멸균된 $5^{\circ}C$ 0.1% 펩톤수에서 starvation한 것이 $5^{\circ}C$의 TSB배지와 멸균된 증류수에서 starvation한 것보다 냉/해동 환경에서 D값이 가장 높게 나타났다. C. sakazakii는 $5^{\circ}C$에서 균의 생장이 저해되었지만 $13^{\circ}C$에서 C. sakazakii의 생장이 가능하였다. 이 연구 결과는 저온에서 적응하거나 저온에서 배양된 C. sakazakii의 다른 환경에서 교차저항성을 알아보는데 유용한 기초 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

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