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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 187, Issue -, Pages 26-32Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.06.025
Keywords
Listeria monocytogenes; Biofilm; Inhibition; Dispersal; Protease; DNase
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Current sanitation methods in the food industry are not always sufficient for prevention or dispersal of Listeria monocytogenes biofilms. Here, we determined if prevention of adherence or dispersal of existing biofilms could occur if biofilm matrix components were disrupted enzymatically. Addition of DNase during biofilm formation reduced attachment (<50% of control) to polystyrene. Treatment of established 72 h biofilms with 100 mu g/ml of DNase for 24 h induced incomplete biofilm dispersal, with <25% biofilm remaining compared to control. In contrast, addition of proteinase K completely inhibited biofilm formation, and 72 h biofilms including those grown under stimulatory conditions were completely dispersed with 100 mu g/ml proteinase K. Generally-regarded-as-safe proteases bromelain and papain were less effective dispersants than proteinase K. In a time course assay, complete dispersal of L. monocytogenes biofilms from both polystyrene and type 304H food-grade stainless steel occurred within 5 min at proteinase K concentrations above 25 mu g/ml. These data confirm that both DNA and proteins are required for L. monocytogenes biofilm development and maintenance, and that these components of the biofilm matrix can be targeted for effective prevention and removal of biofilms. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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