期刊
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
卷 80, 期 8, 页码 1303-1316出版社
INT ASSOC FOOD PROTECTION
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-17-031
关键词
Antilisterial activity; Bacteriocins; Cheese; Enterococcus faecalis; Listeria monocytogenes; Probiotic
资金
- Fundagdo para a Ciencia e Tecnologia [YI7JC/AGR-ALI/104385/2008]
- APC Microbiome Institute (under Science Foundation Ireland) [SFI/12/RC/2273]
- Fundo Regional para a Ciencia [M3.1.2/F/011/2011]
- Govern Regional dos Agores (GRA) Secretaria Regional do Mar, Ciencia e Tecnologia
Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from an artisanal cheese were selected based on enterocin production against Listeria monocytogenes. The strains formed biofilms and presented high hydrophobic character and good autoaggregation and coaggregation capacity with L. monocytogenes. Strains L3A21M3 and L3B1K3 presented high survival under gastrointestinal conditions, were able to adhere to human intestinal cells (Caco-2 and HT-29), and blocked the adhesion and invasion of L. monocytogenes. The antilisterial activity of enterocins was not affected by pH (2 to 12), heating (100 degrees C), and chemical and surfactant agents. However, strains L3A21M3 and L3A21M8 produced thermolabile enterocins, which were also sensible to extreme pH values. Enterocins exhibited a bacteriostatic mode of action against L. monocytogenes, and maximum production was observed during the stationary phase. Common enterocin structural genes were not detected by PCR amplification with specific primers, although an exhaustive screening was not performed. The enterocin produced by the L3B1K3 strain was purified and applied to model cheeses contaminated with L. monocytogenes. This enterocin reduced survival of L. monocytogenes on fresh cheeses in a dose-dependent manner. The highest dose tested (2,048 arbitrary units per g of cheese) was effective in reducing the pathogen counts to undetectable values throughout storage (6 to 72 h). These results suggest that these strains have great potential to be used as biopreservatives in the food industry and also as probiotics, with the potential to prevent L. monocytogenes gastrointestinal infection.
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