1. Inhibition of phage-resistant bacterial pathogen re-growth with the combined use of bacteriophages and EDTA.
- Author
-
Huang HH, Furuta M, Nasu T, Hirono M, Pruet J, Duc HM, Zhang Y, Masuda Y, Honjoh KI, and Miyamoto T
- Subjects
- Campylobacter coli drug effects, Campylobacter coli virology, Campylobacter jejuni drug effects, Campylobacter jejuni virology, Microbial Viability, Salmonella enteritidis drug effects, Salmonella enteritidis virology, Salmonella typhimurium drug effects, Salmonella typhimurium virology, Bacteriophages physiology, Campylobacter coli growth & development, Campylobacter jejuni growth & development, Edetic Acid pharmacology, Salmonella enteritidis growth & development, Salmonella typhimurium growth & development
- Abstract
The combined effects of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and bacteriophage (phage) treatment of foodborne pathogens were investigated. Although viable counts for Campylobacter jejuni decreased by 1.5 log after incubation for 8 h in the presence of phage PC10, re-growth was observed thereafter. The combination of phage PC10 and 1 mM EDTA significantly inhibited the re-growth of C. jejuni. The viable counts for C. jejuni decreased by 2.6 log (P < 0.05) compared with that of the initial count after 24 h. Moreover, EDTA at 0.67 or 1.3 mM, combined with the specific lytic phages, also effectively inhibited the re-growth of phage-resistant cells of Campylobacter coli, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis, and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. In addition, the combined effects of lytic phages and EDTA were investigated on the viability of Campylobacter in BHI broth at low temperatures followed by the optimum growth temperature. The re-growth of C. coli was significantly inhibited by the coexistence of 1.3 mM EDTA, and the viable counts of surviving bacteria was about the same as the initial viable count after the incubation. This is the first study demonstrating the combined use of lytic phages and EDTA is effective in inhibiting the re-growth of phage-resistant bacteria in Gram-negative bacteria., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2021
- Full Text
- View/download PDF