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Effect of six organic acids on staphylococcal growth and enterotoxin production

Investigation published in Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung

February 1st, 1992

Four Staphylococcus aureus strains were incubated at 37 degrees C for 24 h in broth progressively acidified with lactic, citric, ascorbic, acetic, pyruvic and propionic acids, and their survival rate and enterotoxin producing ability was studied. Acids were chosen based on their frequent use by the food industry. Periodically, samples were withdrawn to determine counts, pH and the presence of enterotoxins A, B, C, and D. For a given acid, the effect on growth and enterotoxin synthesis was different. The most inhibitory acid for the growth of strains FRI-100 and FRI-472 was pyruvic acid, for strain FRI-137 was lactic acid, all six acids were equally effective on strain S6. Lactic acid was very inhibitory to enterotoxin synthesis, but the effect on this parameter of acetic and citric acids was almost nil. Enterotoxins were seen to be inactivated at acid pH values; enterotoxin B was the most resistant to inactivation




Domenech A., Hernandez FJ., Orden JA., Goyache J., Lopez B., Suarez G. and Gomez-Lucia E.




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Universidad ComplutenseDepartamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).

Universidad ComplutenseServicio de Zoonosis Emergentes, de Baja Prevalencia y Agresivos Biológicos (NED). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).







FACTOR YEAR Q
0.927 1992

NLMID: 7509812

PMID: 1561842

ISSN: 0044-3026



TITLE: Effect of six organic acids on staphylococcal growth and enterotoxin production


JOURNAL: Z Lebensm Unters Forsch


NUMERACIÓN: 194(2):124-8


AÑO: 1992


PUBLISHER: Springer Verlag


AUTHORS: Domenech A., Hernandez FJ., Orden JA., Goyache J., Lopez B., Suarez G. and Gomez-Lucia E.


Joaquín Goyache Goñi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01190181


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Domenech A., Hernandez FJ., Orden JA., Goyache J., Lopez B., Suarez G. and Gomez-Lucia E. Effect of six organic acids on staphylococcal growth and enterotoxin production. Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung. 194(2):124-8. 1992. (A). ISSN: 0044-3026. DOI: 10.1007/BF01190181


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