| Survival of Bacillus anthracis spores in fruit juices and wine. | |
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PMID: 20828478 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Foods have been identified as a potential target for bioterrorism due to their essential nature and global distribution. Foods produced in bulk have the potential to have large batches of product intentionally contaminated, which could affect hundreds or thousands of individuals. Bacillus anthracis spores are one potential bioterrorism agent that may survive pasteurization and remain viable throughout the shelf life of fruit juices and cause disease if consumed. This project examined B. anthracis spore survival in orange, apple, and grape juices, as well as wine. Samples of beverages were inoculated with spores of two nonpathogenic B. anthracis strains at approximately 10(6) CFU/ml, and the spore count was determined periodically during storage for 30 days at 4°C. After this time, the counts of survival spores never declined more than 1 log CFU/ml in any of the beverage types. These results indicate that spores can survive, with little to no loss in viability, for at least a month in fruit juices and wine. |
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Authors:
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Oriana N Leishman; Miranda J Johnson; Theodore P Labuza; Francisco Diez-Gonzalez |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of food protection Volume: 73 ISSN: 0362-028X ISO Abbreviation: J. Food Prot. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-10 Completed Date: 2010-11-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703944 Medline TA: J Food Prot Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1694-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA. |
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Bacillus anthracis*
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isolation & purification,
physiology Beverages / microbiology* Bioterrorism Colony Count, Microbial Consumer Product Safety* Food Contamination / analysis* Fruit / microbiology Humans Microbial Viability Spores, Bacterial / growth & development* Time Factors Wine / microbiology |
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