Interspecies interactions in dual-species biofilms formed by psychrotrophic bacteria and the tolerance of sessile communities to disinfectants

Lei, Yuan, Wang, Ni, Sadiq, Faizan Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1596-4155 and Guoqing, He 2020. Interspecies interactions in dual-species biofilms formed by psychrotrophic bacteria and the tolerance of sessile communities to disinfectants. Journal of Food Protection 83 (6) , pp. 951-958. 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-19-396

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Abstract

Biofilms on the surface of food processing equipment act as potential reservoirs of microbial contamination. Bacterial interactions are believed to play key roles in both biofilm formation and antimicrobial tolerance. In this study, Aeromonas hydrophila, Chryseobacterium oncorhynchi, and Pseudomonas libanensis, which were previously isolated from Chinese raw milk samples, were selected to establish two dual-species biofilm models (P. libanensis plus A. hydrophila and P. libanensis plus C. oncorhynchi) on stainless steel at 7°C. Subsequently, three disinfectants, hydrogen peroxide (100 ppm), peracetic acid (100 ppm), and sodium hypochlorite (100 ppm), were used to treat the developed sessile communities for 10 min. Structural changes after exposure to disinfectants were analyzed with confocal laser scanning microscopy. The cell numbers of both A. hydrophila and C. oncorhynchi recovered from surfaces increased when grown as dual species biofilms with P. libanensis. Dual-species biofilms were more tolerant of disinfectants than were each single-species biofilm. Peracetic acid was the most effective disinfectant for removing biofilms, followed by hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite. The results expand the knowledge of mixed-species biofilms formed by psychrotrophic bacteria and will be helpful for developing effective strategies to eliminate bacterial mixed-species biofilms.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
Publisher:	International Association for Food Protection
ISSN:	0362-028X
Last Modified:	03 May 2024 01:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/168633

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