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dc.contributor.authorBoyacioglu, O.*
dc.contributor.authorSulakvelidza, A.*
dc.contributor.authorSharma, M.*
dc.contributor.authorGoktepe, I.*
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-16T13:17:57Z
dc.date.available2017-06-16T13:17:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-12-14
dc.identifier.citationBoyacioglu, O., Sulakvelidze, A., Sharma, M., et al. (2016). Effect of a bacteriophage cocktail in combination with modified atmosphere packaging in controlling Listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut spinach. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 55(1), pp. 74-79, doi:10.1515/ijafr-2016-0007en_GB
dc.identifier.issn2009-9029
dc.identifier.issn0791-6833 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/1144
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1515/ijafr-2016-0007
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.description.abstractA Listeria monocytogenes-specific bacteriophage cocktail was evaluated for its activity against a nalidixic acid-resistant L. monocytogenes (Lm-NalR) isolate on fresh-cut spinach stored under modified atmosphere packaging at various temperatures. Pieces (~2 × 2 cm2) of fresh spinach inoculated with 4.5 log CFU/cm2 Lm-NalR were sprayed with the phage cocktail (6.5 log plaque-forming units [PFU]/cm2) or a control. The samples were stored at 4°C or 10°C for up to 14 d in sealed packages filled with either atmospheric air (AA) or modified atmosphere (MA). At 4°C under AA, the phages significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lowered the Lm-NalR populations on spinach, compared to control-treated inoculated samples, by 1.12 and 1.51 log CFU/cm2 after 1 and 14 d, respectively. At 4°C under MA, Lm-NalR was significantly reduced by 1.95 log CFU/cm2 compared to control leaves after both 1 and 14 d. At 10°C under AA, the phages significantly reduced Lm-NalR by 1.50 and 2.51 log CFU/cm2 after 1 and 14 d compared to the control. Again at 10°C under MA, the phages significantly reduced Lm-NalR by 1.71 and 3.24 log CFU/cm2 compared to control after 1 and 14 d, respectively. The results support the potential of lytic bacteriophages in effectively reducing populations of L. monocytogenes on freshcut leafy produce, under both AA and MA conditions.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Institute of Food and Agriculture of the US Department of Agriculture (project #NCX-2007-03435).en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherTeagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority), Irelanden_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research;vol 55
dc.subjectbacteriophage;en_GB
dc.subjectbiocontrolen_GB
dc.subjectL. monocytogenes;en_GB
dc.subjectmodified atmosphere packagingen_GB
dc.subjectspinachen_GB
dc.titleEffect of a bacteriophage cocktail in combination with modified atmosphere packaging in controlling Listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut spinachen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
refterms.dateFOA2018-01-12T08:44:00Z


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