Development of growth and survival models for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes during non-isothermal time-temperature profiles in leafy greens

TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of growth and survival models for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes during non-isothermal time-temperature profiles in leafy greens

AU - Mishra, Abhinav

AU - Guo, Miao

AU - Buchanan, Robert L.

AU - Schaffner, Donald W.

AU - Pradhan, Abani K.

N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported through a grant (award number 2011-51181-30767) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture . Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the USDA-NIFA. We thank Dr. Anderson Sant’Ana for providing us with data of their research. Publisher Copyright: © 2016 Elsevier Ltd

PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

N2 - Leafy greens contaminated with Salmonella enterica have been linked to large number of illnesses in many countries in recent years. Listeria monocytogenes is also a pathogen of concern for leafy greens because of its prevalence in the growing and processing environment and its ability to grow at refrigeration temperatures. Experimental data for the growth and survival of S. enterica and L. monocytogenes under different conditions and storage temperatures were retrieved from published studies. Predictive models were developed using the three-phase linear model as a primary growth model and square-root model to calculate specific growth rate (ln CFU g−1 h−1) at different temperatures (°C). The square-root model for S. enterica was calculated as μ = (0.020(Temperature+0.57))2. The square-root model for L. monocytogenes was fitted as μ = (0.023(Temperature-0.60))2. The growth-survival model for S. enterica and growth model for L. monocytogenes were validated using several dynamic time-temperature profiles during the production and supply chain of leafy greens. The models from this study will be useful for future microbial risk assessments and predictions of behavior of S. enterica and L. monocytogenes in the leafy greens production and supply chain.

AB - Leafy greens contaminated with Salmonella enterica have been linked to large number of illnesses in many countries in recent years. Listeria monocytogenes is also a pathogen of concern for leafy greens because of its prevalence in the growing and processing environment and its ability to grow at refrigeration temperatures. Experimental data for the growth and survival of S. enterica and L. monocytogenes under different conditions and storage temperatures were retrieved from published studies. Predictive models were developed using the three-phase linear model as a primary growth model and square-root model to calculate specific growth rate (ln CFU g−1 h−1) at different temperatures (°C). The square-root model for S. enterica was calculated as μ = (0.020(Temperature+0.57))2. The square-root model for L. monocytogenes was fitted as μ = (0.023(Temperature-0.60))2. The growth-survival model for S. enterica and growth model for L. monocytogenes were validated using several dynamic time-temperature profiles during the production and supply chain of leafy greens. The models from this study will be useful for future microbial risk assessments and predictions of behavior of S. enterica and L. monocytogenes in the leafy greens production and supply chain.

KW - Leafy greens

KW - Listeria monocytogenes

KW - Log-linear survival model

KW - Salmonella

KW - Square-root model

KW - Three-phase linear model

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.06.009

DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.06.009

M3 - Article

SN - 0956-7135

VL - 71

SP - 32

EP - 41

JO - Food Control

JF - Food Control

ER -