What Is the Problem with L. monocytogenes?

Jordan, Kieran; Leong, Dara; Ordóñez, Avelino Álvarez

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16286-7_2

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“…Antimicrobial peptides produced by different bacterial cultures, known as bacteriocins, became popular even before the term postbiotics was coined [ 7 ]. These antimicrobial peptides are characterized by either broad or narrow spectra of activity, making the exploration of this field considerable as the next frontier in combating pathogens [ 8 ]. Generally, bacteriocins are biologically active, small, ribosomally-synthesized polypeptides with a bactericidal mode of action and are mostly active against species closely related to the producer strain [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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Exploring Beneficial Properties of the Bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus faecium ST10Bz Strain Isolated from Boza, a Bulgarian Cereal-Based Beverage

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The bacteriocin-producing strain Enterococcus faecium ST10Bz, isolated from boza, a Bulgarian cereal-based beverage, exhibited strong activity against Listeria strains, vancomycin-resistant and other Enterococcus strains, but not against most of the other lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains included in the test panel. Bacteriocin ST10Bz was proven as a stable antimicrobial, even after exposure to various environmental conditions, including varying pH values, temperatures, and commonly used chemicals in industry and laboratory practice. Bacteriocin activity against L. monocytogenes ATCC®15313™ was recorded at 25,600 AU/mL when the producer strain was cultured in MRS broth at 25 °C and 30 °C, and 19,200 AU/mL, when cultured at 37 °C. Additionally, bacteriocin ST10Bz exhibited bactericidal mode of action when added to actively growing cultures of L. monocytogenes ATCC®15313™ and Enterococcus faecalis 200A. E. faecium ST10Bz was susceptible to the antibiotics kanamycin, gentamycin, ampicillin, streptomycin, tylosin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, tetracycline, and vancomycin; with no evidence for vanA, B, C, D, E, or G genes. PCR analysis of DNA from strain ST10Bz generated positive results for presence of some bacterial adhesion genes, including map, mub and ef-tu, as well as the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) production-related gene, gad. Under simulated gastrointestinal conditions in single and co-culture with L. monocytogenes ATCC®15313™ and E. faecalis 200A, E. faecium ST10Bz showed a high survival rate and the ability to reduce the viable numbers of the two test strains.

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Exploring Beneficial Properties of the Bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus faecium ST10Bz Strain Isolated from Boza, a Bulgarian Cereal-Based Beverage

2020

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Outbreak of febrile gastroenteritis caused by Listeria monocytogenes 1/2a in sliced cold beef ham, Italy, May 2016

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Gallina

et al. 2018

Eurosurveillance

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In May 2016, two separate clusters of febrile gastroenteritis caused by Listeria monocytogenes were detected by the local health authority in Piedmont, in northern Italy. We carried out epidemiological, microbiological and traceback investigations to identify the source. The people affected were students and staff members from two different schools in two different villages located in the Province of Turin; five of them were hospitalised. The epidemiological investigation identified a cooked beef ham served at the school canteens as the source of the food-borne outbreak. L. monocytogenes was isolated from the food, the stools of the hospitalised pupils and the environment of the factory producing the cooked beef ham. All isolates except one were serotype 1/2a, shared an indistinguishable PFGE pattern and were 100% identical by whole genome sequencing (WGS). By combining a classical epidemiological approach with both molecular subtyping and WGS techniques, we were able to identify and confirm a Listeria gastroenteritis outbreak associated with consumption of sliced cold beef ham.

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Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Sensory Properties, and Emotions Induced for the Consumers of Nutraceutical Beverages Developed from Technological Functionalised Food Industry By-Products

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Lėlė

Starkutė

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Foods

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This study aims to develop nutraceutical beverages containing food processing by-products in their formulation, and determine the opinion of consumers. This is done by testing whether they know that the main ingredients of the product are by-products, performing an overall acceptability test of the developed beverages, and evaluating the emotions induced by the newly developed beverages for consumers. The main ingredients used for the preparation of added-value beverages were fermented milk permeate (containing galactooligosaccharides), extruded and fermented wheat bran (WB) (containing ≥6.0 log10 CFU g−1 viable antimicrobial properties showing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains), and different fruit/berry by-products (FBB) (as a source of compounds showing antioxidant properties). The definition of the quantities of bioactive ingredients was based on the overall acceptability of the prepared beverages, as well as on emotions induced in consumers by the tested beverages. Functional properties of the developed beverages were proofed by the evaluation of their antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, as well as viable LAB count during storage. Desirable changes in extruded and fermented WB were obtained: Fermentation reduced sugar concentration and pH in samples with predominant lactic acid isomer L(+). In addition, the viable LAB count in the substrate was higher than 6.0 log10 CFU g−1, and no enterobacteria remained. By comparing the overall acceptability of the beverages enriched with WB, the highest overall acceptability was shown for the samples prepared with 10 g of the extruded and fermented WB (7.9 points). FBB showed desirable antimicrobial activity: Shepherd inhibited—2, sea buckthorn—3, blueberries—5, and raspberries—7 pathogens from the 10 tested. Comparing different beverage groups prepared with different types of FBB, in most cases (except sea buckthorn), by increasing FBB content the beverages overall acceptability was increased, and the highest score (on average, 9.5 points) was obtained for the samples prepared with 5.0 and 7.5 g of blueberries FBB. Moreover, a very strong positive correlation (r = 0.8525) was found between overall acceptability and emotion “happy” induced in consumers by the prepared beverages enriched with extruded and fermented WB and FBB. By comparing the samples prepared with the addition of WB with samples prepared with WB and FBB, it was observed that most FBB increased total phenolic compounds (TPC) content (on average, by 9.0%), except in the case of samples prepared with sea buckthorn. A very high positive correlation (r = 0.9919) was established between TPC and antioxidant activity. Finally, it can be stated that the newly developed nutraceutical beverages were acceptable for consumers, induced positive emotions, and possessed desirable antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, while being prepared in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.

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What Is the Problem with L. monocytogenes?

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References 206 publications

Exploring Beneficial Properties of the Bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus faecium ST10Bz Strain Isolated from Boza, a Bulgarian Cereal-Based Beverage

Exploring Beneficial Properties of the Bacteriocinogenic Enterococcus faecium ST10Bz Strain Isolated from Boza, a Bulgarian Cereal-Based Beverage

Outbreak of febrile gastroenteritis caused by Listeria monocytogenes 1/2a in sliced cold beef ham, Italy, May 2016

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Sensory Properties, and Emotions Induced for the Consumers of Nutraceutical Beverages Developed from Technological Functionalised Food Industry By-Products

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