In this study, it was aimed to investigate the biocontrol of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in pastirma (a traditional
Turkish meat product produced and consumed without heat treatment) by bacteriophages. A cocktail was prepared from two precharacterized phages which were isolated from cattle slaughterhouse wastewaters and were found to have lytic activity against E. coli
O157:H7. The phage cocktail at a concentration of 109 pfu/ml was applied to pastirma slices which experimentally contaminated at 6,9
x 103 cfu/ml and incubated for one week at room temperature (22-24ºC). During the incubation period, reduction effects of
bacteriophages on E. coli O157:H7 were investigated on certain times and days. As a result, the phage cocktail was able to reduce the
bacterial count approximately 2 log cfu/g in the bacteriophage applied group, therefore the number of E. coli O157:H7 decreased and
remained below the detection limit (< 10 cfu/g) during the experiment. The bacteriophage cocktail consisting of phage M8AEC16 and
phage M12BEC16 has been found to be effectively usable for biocontrol of E. coli O157:H7 in pastirma.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019Volume: 66 Issue: 1 |