Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces

Salmonella is a pathogen transmitted by foods and it is one of the most important target bacteria in food irradiation studies. Few works were carried out on the effectiveness of gamma radiation against biofilms formed by this bacterium. Salmonella can form a biofilm on different material surfaces. T...

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Main Authors: Najla Ben Miloud Yahia, Salma Kloula Ben Ghorbal, Lobna Maalej, Abdelwaheb Chatti, Alya Elmay, Nour-Eddine Chihib, Ahmed Landoulsi
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Food Quality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9141540
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Salma Kloula Ben Ghorbal
Lobna Maalej
Abdelwaheb Chatti
Alya Elmay
Nour-Eddine Chihib
Ahmed Landoulsi
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Salma Kloula Ben Ghorbal
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description Salmonella is a pathogen transmitted by foods and it is one of the most important target bacteria in food irradiation studies. Few works were carried out on the effectiveness of gamma radiation against biofilms formed by this bacterium. Salmonella can form a biofilm on different material surfaces. The physicochemical properties of surfaces and environmental factors influence the adhesion of this pathogen. The present study investigated the effect of gamma radiation (1 and 2 kGy) and temperature (28°C and 37°C) on the development of Salmonella Hadar biofilm on polyvinyl chloride (PVC), glass, cellophane paper (CELLO), and polystyrene (POLY). The obtained results indicated that biofilm production is surface and temperature dependent. In addition, biofilm formation decreased significantly after gamma irradiation at either 1 or 2 kGy doses. However, the agfD and adrA genes expression did not demonstrate significant decrease. This work highlighted that gamma radiation treatment could reduce the biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica serovar Hadar on different food contact surfaces.
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spelling doaj-art-8873cc4acfc2473490ae4d108b565db52025-08-20T03:38:06ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572018-01-01201810.1155/2018/91415409141540Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact SurfacesNajla Ben Miloud Yahia0Salma Kloula Ben Ghorbal1Lobna Maalej2Abdelwaheb Chatti3Alya Elmay4Nour-Eddine Chihib5Ahmed Landoulsi6Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Techniques Nucléaires, Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucléaires, TechnoPole de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, TunisiaLaboratoire de Traitement et Valorisation des Rejets Hydriques, Centre des Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE), Université de Carthage, Technopole Borj Cédria, BP 273, 8020 Soliman, TunisiaLaboratoire de Traitement et Valorisation des Rejets Hydriques, Centre des Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE), Université de Carthage, Technopole Borj Cédria, BP 273, 8020 Soliman, TunisiaLaboratoire de Traitement et Valorisation des Rejets Hydriques, Centre des Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE), Université de Carthage, Technopole Borj Cédria, BP 273, 8020 Soliman, TunisiaLaboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Zarzouna, TunisiaCNRS, INRA, UMR 8207-UMET-PIHM, Université de Lille1, 369 rue Jules Guesde, CS 20039, 59651 Villeneuve d’Ascq, FranceLaboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Zarzouna, TunisiaSalmonella is a pathogen transmitted by foods and it is one of the most important target bacteria in food irradiation studies. Few works were carried out on the effectiveness of gamma radiation against biofilms formed by this bacterium. Salmonella can form a biofilm on different material surfaces. The physicochemical properties of surfaces and environmental factors influence the adhesion of this pathogen. The present study investigated the effect of gamma radiation (1 and 2 kGy) and temperature (28°C and 37°C) on the development of Salmonella Hadar biofilm on polyvinyl chloride (PVC), glass, cellophane paper (CELLO), and polystyrene (POLY). The obtained results indicated that biofilm production is surface and temperature dependent. In addition, biofilm formation decreased significantly after gamma irradiation at either 1 or 2 kGy doses. However, the agfD and adrA genes expression did not demonstrate significant decrease. This work highlighted that gamma radiation treatment could reduce the biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica serovar Hadar on different food contact surfaces.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9141540
spellingShingle Najla Ben Miloud Yahia
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Abdelwaheb Chatti
Alya Elmay
Nour-Eddine Chihib
Ahmed Landoulsi
Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces
Journal of Food Quality
title Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces
title_full Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces
title_fullStr Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces
title_short Effect of Temperature and Gamma Radiation on Salmonella Hadar Biofilm Production on Different Food Contact Surfaces
title_sort effect of temperature and gamma radiation on salmonella hadar biofilm production on different food contact surfaces
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9141540
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