Evaluation of the effect of Lactobacillus sakei strain L115 on Listeria monocytogenes at different conditions of temperature by using predictive interaction models

In this study, the inhibitory capacity of Lactobacillus sakei strain L115 against Listeria monocytogenes has been assayed at 4, 8, 11, 15 and 20 °C in broth culture. Besides, the use of predictive microbiology models for describing growth of both microorganisms in monoculture and coculture has been...

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Autores: Costa, Jean Carlos Correia Peres, Bolívar, Araceli, Valero, Antonio, Carrasco, Elena, Zurera, Gonzalo, Pérez-Rodríguez, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/465805
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108928
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465805
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microbial interactions
Lotka-Volterra model
Jameson effect
Bacteriocins
Predictive microbiology
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Sumario:In this study, the inhibitory capacity of Lactobacillus sakei strain L115 against Listeria monocytogenes has been assayed at 4, 8, 11, 15 and 20 °C in broth culture. Besides, the use of predictive microbiology models for describing growth of both microorganisms in monoculture and coculture has been proposed. A preliminary inhibitory test confirmed the ability of Lb. sakei strain L115 to prevent the growth of a five-strain cocktail of L. monocytogenes. Next, the growth of microorganisms in isolation, i.e. in monoculture, was monitored and kinetic parameters maximum specific growth rate (μsp;max) and maximum population density (Nmax) were estimated by fitting the Baranyi model to recorded data. Inhibition coefficients (α) were calculated for the two kinetic parameters tested (μsp:max and Nmax) to quantify the percentage of reduction of growth when the microorganisms were in coculture in comparison with monoculture. The kinetic parameters were input into three interaction models, developed based on modifications of the Baranyi growth model, namely Jameson effect, new modified version of the Jameson effect and Lotka-Volterra models. Two approaches were utilized for simulation, one using the monoculture μsp;max, under the hypothesis that the growth potential is similar under monoculture and coculture conditions provided the environmental conditions are not modified, and the other one, based on adjusting the monoculture kinetic parameter by applying the corresponding α to reproduce the observed μsp;max under coculture conditions, assuming, in this approach, that the existence of a heterogeneous population can change the growth potential of each microbial population. It was observed that in coculture, μsp;max of L. monocytogenes decreased (e.g., α = 31% at 4 °C) and the Nmax was much lower than that of monoculture (e.g., α = 36% at 4 °C). The best simulation performance was achieved applying α to adjust the estimated monoculture growth rate, with the modified Jameson and Lotka-Volterra models showing better fit to the observed microbial interaction data as demonstrated by the fact that 100% data points fell within the acceptable simulation zone (±0.5 log CFU/mL from the simulated data). More research is needed to clarify the mechanisms of interaction between the microorganisms as well as the role of temperature.