Inactivation of foodborne pathogens by fruit wines

Wines produced from grapes have been found to possess bactericidal properties on a number of pathogens in vitro, suggesting possible health benefits that may be derived from microbiological safety. This study investigated the bactericidal effects in wines made from fruits other than grape. The foodborne pathogens Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, Shigella dysenteriae, and Staphylococcus aureus were treated with fruit wine solutions at varying concentrations for 24 h using blackberry, cherry, peach, and red raspberry wine, and enumerated using a pour plate assay. At 40% fruit wine concentration, numbers of all pathogens tested were significantly reduced compared to a 0% wine solution control (P < 0.05). Increasing wine concentrations above 40% showed a greater effect. The bactericidal effect of wine extracts with ethanol removed was also tested, and a significant reduction in number for the pathogens was observed at 60% concentration compared to a control (P < 0.05). Correlation strength of the following factors to antibacterial activity of the fruit wines at 40% concentration was in the order of titratable acidity, alcohol content, pH, free sulfite concentration, anthocyanin content, total phenolic content, and tannin content. Scanning and transmission electron microscopic examinations of E. coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium after treatment with peach and cherry wine revealed differences in cellular morphology, specifically reduction in cell size, holes in the cell wall and membrane disruption that appeared to have caused leakage of intracellular contents.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Food science (MU)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Columbia

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Bish, Tracy J.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mustapha, Azlin

• typhimurium
• bactericide
• foodborne pathogen
• wine

Statement dc:rights

• OpenAccess.

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10355/14525

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/14525