Innovative hurdle system towards listeria monocytogenes inactivation in a fermented meat sausage model: high pressure processing assisted by bacteriophage P100 and bacteriocinogenic pediococcus acidilactici

Norton Komora, Cláudia Maciel, Renata A. Amaral, Rui Fernandes, Sónia Marília Castro, Jorge A. Saraiva, Paula Teixeira*

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Abstract

Consumers’ quest for healthier, locally produced foods, renders the demand for these products increasingly prominent. The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the impact of a non-thermal multi-hurdle approach, which associated mild high hydrostatic pressure (HHP, 300 MPa), the bacteriophage Listex™ P100, and the pediocin PA-1 producing Pediococcus acidilactici HA 6111-2, as a novel minimal processing towards Listeria monocytogenes eradication in Alheira (a traditional fermented meat sausage from Northern Portugal). The combination of the three hurdles achieved the USDA-FSIS 5 log reduction (in accordance with the standard guidelines for ready-to-eat foods), being the only treatment to elicit the absence of L. monocytogenes immediately following processing (p < 0.05). The pair association of HHP with Listex™ P100 was unable to eliminate L. monocytogenes, whilst in the HHP-pediocin PA-1 producing P. acidilactici treated samples the eradication was delayed when compared to the three hurdles combination. In addition to the listericidal effect of the HHP-phage-lactic acid bacterium treatment, no significant differences (p > 0.05) in the pH values were observed, and the semi-quantification of the in situ biosynthesized pediocin PA-1 was documented for the first time in a fermented meat sausage model.
Original languageEnglish
Article number110628
Number of pages11
JournalFood research international
Volume148
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021

Keywords

  • Bacteriophage
  • Biocontrol approaches
  • High hydrostatic pressure
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Pediocin PA-1
  • Pediococcus acidilactici

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