• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.664-668
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• 2008

The diffusivity of aerosol sanitizers may be determined by the weight and droplet size of the aerosol. To test the effects of droplet size, 2 types of aerosol sanitizers were prepared using different ultrasonic nebulizer frequencies (1.6 and 2.4 MHz) and their reduction activities were determined against Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella typhimurium. A sodium hypochlorite aerosol was treated for 10, 30, or 60 min in a model aerosol cabinet. When the aerosol prepared by nebulizing at 1.6 MHz was treated for 30 min, a 0.2 log reduction was observed in E. coli O157:H7 and 0.3 log reductions were exhibited in L. monocytogenes and S. typhimurium, respectively. After 60 min, the 3 pathogens were reduced by 1.7, 0.6, and 0.8 log units, respectively. However, when the aerosol prepared by nubulizing at 2.4 MHz was treated, the microbes presented 1.6, 0.5, and 0.6 log reductions at 30 min, and 1.8, 0.9, and 1.1 log reductions at 60 min of treatment, respectively.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.154-162
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• 2017

본 연구는 영양부추의 미생물학적 안전성을 확보하기 위하여 이산화염소와 차아염소산나트륨을 이용하여 미생물의 저감효과를 분석하고, 최적의 영양부추와 소독제의 비율을 결정하기 위하여 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 영양부추에 E. coli, Salmonella spp., S. aureus, B. cereus을 7.0 log CFU/g 정도로 접종 한 후 이산화염소는 3, 5, 10, 25, 100 ppm 차아염소산나트륨은 100, 150, 200 ppm에서 5, 10, 30, 60분간 처리하였으며, 또한 유기물이 이산화염소와 차아염소산나트륨의 효과에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 영양부추와 소독제를 1 : 2, 1 : 4, 1 : 9, 1 : 19 비율로 처리하여 소독제의 효과를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 소독제의 농도에 따른 저감효과는 차아염소산나트륨 150 ppm, 이산화염소 50 ppm으로 30분간 처리시 일반세균수는 2.0 log CFU/g 정도 감소효과를 나타내었으며, 식중독세균은 차아염소산나트륨 100 ppm, 이산화염소 3 ppm에서 약 2.0 log CFU/g 정도 감소효과를 보였다. 한편, 이산화염소의 경우 50 ppm으로 30분간 영양부추를 처리할 경우 탈색 등 상품성이 저하되어 현장 적용이 어렵다고 판단되었다. 또한 영양부추와 소독제 처리 비율에 따른 미생물 저감효과는 일반세균의 경우 1:4에 비하여 1:9에서 유의적으로 높은 저감 효과를 보였다(p < 0.05). 확립된 기술을 영양부추 생산농장에 적용한 결과 일반세균수의 경우 2.7 log CFU/g, 대장균군의 경우 4.0 log CFU/g의 감소효과를 보였다. 따라서 영양부추를 세척이후 차아염소산나트륨 150 ppm에서 1:9 정도의 비율로 30분간 침지하면 미생물 안전성을 향상시킬 수 있으며, 최종 소비자에게 보다 안전한 부추의 공급이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1188-1196
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• 2016

This study evaluated the risk of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) foodborne illness from natural and processed cheeses. Microbial risk assessment in this study was conducted according to four steps: hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. The hazard identification of C. perfringens on cheese was identified through literature, and dose response models were utilized for hazard characterization of the pathogen. For exposure assessment, the prevalence of C. perfringens, storage temperatures, storage time, and annual amounts of cheese consumption were surveyed. Eventually, a simulation model was developed using the collected data and the simulation result was used to estimate the probability of C. perfringens foodborne illness by cheese consumption with @RISK. C. perfringens was determined to be low risk on cheese based on hazard identification, and the exponential model ($r=1.82{\times}10^{-11}$) was deemed appropriate for hazard characterization. Annual amounts of natural and processed cheese consumption were $12.40{\pm}19.43g$ and $19.46{\pm}14.39g$, respectively. Since the contamination levels of C. perfringens on natural (0.30 Log CFU/g) and processed cheeses (0.45 Log CFU/g) were below the detection limit, the initial contamination levels of natural and processed cheeses were estimated by beta distribution (${\alpha}1=1$, ${\alpha}2=91$; ${\alpha}1=1$, ${\alpha}2=309$)${\times}$uniform distribution (a = 0, b = 2; a = 0, b = 2.8) to be -2.35 and -2.73 Log CFU/g, respectively. Moreover, no growth of C. perfringens was observed for exposure assessment to simulated conditions of distribution and storage. These data were used for risk characterization by a simulation model, and the mean values of the probability of C. perfringens foodborne illness by cheese consumption per person per day for natural and processed cheeses were $9.57{\times}10^{-14}$ and $3.58{\times}10^{-14}$, respectively. These results indicate that probability of C. perfringens foodborne illness by consumption cheese is low, and it can be used to establish microbial criteria for C. perfringens on natural and processed cheeses.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2011

국내 주요 잠재적 위해식품에 오염된 미생물 조합에 대한 위해순위 결정은 식품안전관리의 우선순위를 정하는데 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서 사용한 Risk Ranger는 위해식품과 위해미생물 조합에 대해 11가지 정보를 Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet에 입력하여 간단하게 위해순위를 결정하는 도구이다. 본 연구에서는 국내의 23개의 잠재적 위해식품과 위해미생물 조합의 위해순위를 결정하기 위하여 Risk Ranger의 활용성을 조사하였다. 연구결과 E. coli 위해미생물에 대하여 신선편의식품 샐러드가 가장 높은 위해순위 79를 나타내었다. 초밥의 V. parahaemolyticus, 육가공식품의 Salmonella, 햄버거 패티의 E. coli O157:H7 오염에 대한 위해순위는 0으로 본 연구에서 조사된 품목 중 가장 낮은 위해순위를 나타내었다. 이는 발표된 모니터링 연구에서 불검출로 나온 결과에 기인한다. Risk Ranger는 위해성의 순위를 간단하게 평가할 수 있는 장점을 가지지만, 정확한 data가 부족한 경우 결과의 정확성에 한계를 가진다. 또한 문헌조사 결과 국내의 위해식품 섭취빈도 조사, 원재료의 위해미생물 오염도, 위해미생물에 미치는 가공과정 영향에 대한 자료가 매우 부족한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 위해순위 결정 도구로서 Risk Ranger 활용성을 소개하며 위해식품과 위해미생물 조합의 위해순위 결과는 국내 식품안전관리의 중요한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.19-26
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• 1995

Staphylococcus aureus, the most salt-tolerant nonhalophilic bacterium, is the only foodborne pathogen that is able to grow at a levels below 0.90. The fundamental osmorgulatory strategy used by this organism involves the accumulation of intracellular compatible solutes such as proline or glycine betaine which are accumulated by transport and act as osmoregulators in cells. In this study, levels of proline transport systems and glycine betaine transport system of S. aureus were examined when cells are grown at high osmolarity. The levels of all three transport systems within S. aureus were elevated at high osmolarity and the most dramatic increase was found for the low-affinity proline transport system. However, in 5mM glycine betaine-supplemented medium, the level of the low-affinity proline transport system did not become elevated when cultures were grown at high osmolarity. The metabolic fate of the accumulated proline and glycine getaine was investigated by thin-layer chromatography an found to be not metabolized by S. aureus.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.164-171
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• 2021

Listeria monocytogenes is a representative foodborne pathogen and causes listeriosis. Enterococcus faecium CJNU 2524 was confirmed to produce a bacteriocin with anti-listerial activity. To establish optimal culture conditions for the production of the bacteriocin from E. faecium CJNU 2524, different media (MRS and BHI broth) and temperatures (25℃, 30℃, and 37℃) were investigated. The results showed that the optimal culture conditions were MRS broth and 25℃ or 30℃ temperatures. The crude bacteriocin was stable in a broad range of pH conditions (2.0-10.0), temperatures (60℃-100℃), and organic solvents (methanol, ethanol, acetone, acetonitrile, and chloroform). The bacteriocin activity was abolished when treated with protease but not α-amylase or lipase, indicating the proteinaceous nature of the bacteriocin. Finally, the bacteriocin showed a bactericidal mode of action against L. monocytogenes. Therefore, it can be a biopreservative candidate for controlling L. monocytogenes in dairy and meat products.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.195-198
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• 2008

This study was carried out to investigate the potential use of Zanthoxylum schinifolium and Zanthoxylum piperitum A.P. DC. as a source of antimicrobial agents against food borne pathogens. Essential oils of Z. schinifolium and Z. piperitum A.P. DC. were collected by steam distillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The antimicrobial activity of the essential oils was examined using the agar diffusion and micro-dilution assays. The effectiveness of Z. schinifolium essential oil was greater against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus than other pathogens, and the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were 1.25, 2.5, and 1.25, 2.5, and $1.25\;{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. Z. piperitum A.P. DC. essential oil was the most effective against all pathogens tested except for Escherichia coli O157:H7, and the MIC values against B. cereus, Salmonella choleraesuis, and V. parahaemolyticus were 1.25, 2.5, and $1.25\;{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. Limonene, the major component of Z. piperitum A.P. DC. essential oils, had the highest inhibitory activity toward V. parahaemolyticus with a MIC value of $0.15\;{\mu}g/mL$. Meanwhile, citronellal and geranyl acetate, major components of both essential oils, displayed antibacterial activity against only B. cereus with MIC values of 1.25 and $5\;{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. Therefore, these essential oils could be useful as antimicrobial agents against foodborne pathogens.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.936-944
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• 2013

Cronobacter muytjensii는 유아용 조제분유(IFP)의 잠재적 위험요인으로 중요한 식품 기인성 병원균이다. 이 연구에서는 C. muytjensii 검지를 위한 특이적 면역글로불린 G(IgG)를 개발하고, 이 anti-C. muytjensii IgG를 이용하여 간접 비경쟁 효소면역측정법(INC-ELISA)을 개발하였다. 그 결과, 새롭게 개발한 INC-ELISA 방법은 C. muytjensii에 매우 민감하고, 순수배양 시 $6.5{\times}10^3CFU/ml$의 검출한계와 유아용 조제분유에서 1 cell/25 g의 검출한계를 나타내었다. INC-ELISA 방법은 또한 C. muytjensii에 탁월한 특이성을 보이고, Cronobacter 속 외 11종의 다른 식품 기인성 병원균 계통과의 교차반응을 보이지 않았다. 이러한 결과는, 개발된 INC-ELISA 방법이 C. muytjensii에 매우 민감하고 효율적이며, 신속하고 용이한 검출을 위한 진단 키트 개발에 적용할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2017

Purpose: Essential oils are secondary metabolites of herbs and have antibacterial activities against foodborne pathogens. However, their applications for food protection are limited due to the hydrophobic and volatile natures of essential oils. Methods: In this study, essential oil nanoemulsions of rosemary and lavender were formulated with non-ionic surfactant Tween 80 and water using ultrasonic emulsification, and their antibacterial effects were determined. Results: The antibacterial activities of nanoemulsions were evaluated against 12 strains of 10 bacterial species, and significant antibacterial effects were observed against four Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria but not against Streptococcus mutans and Shigella sonnei. In the disc diffusion test, the diameter of the inhibition zone proportionally increased with the concentration of nanoemulsions. Using cell turbidity measurement, minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the nanoemulsions, which is the lowest concentration reducing viability of the initial bacterial inoculum by ${\geq}99.9%$, was significantly higher than the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the nanoemulsions. The largest bactericidal effects of lavender and rosemary essential oil nanoemulsions were observed against S. enterica and S. aureus, respectively. Conclusion: Nanoemulsion technique could improve antibacterial activity of essential oil nanoemulsions by increasing the solubility and stability of essential oils. Our findings shed light on the potential use of essential oil nanoemulsions as an alternative to chemical sanitizers in food protection.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.671-677
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• 2005

최근 식중독 발생이 대형화됨에 따라 식중독 예방과 식품의 위생적 생산관리를 위하여 식품제조시설에서의 살균소독제 사용 요구가 증가되는 추세이다. 또한 미국 FDA에서는 E. coli와 S. aureus에 대하여 $5\;log_{10}$ CFU/mL의 균수를 감소시키는 화학제제를 살균소독제로 인정하고 있다. 국내에서 유통되는 11종의 살균소독제와 5가지 식품 위해 미생물인 P. aeruginosa, E. coli, S. typhimurium, S. aureus, E. hirae를 대상으로 살균소독제의 유효성을 평가한 결과 현재 시중에서 유통되고 있는 살균소독제 중 자몽추출물과 chlorine를 원료로 사용하는 일부 품목의 경우 법적허용기준인 $5\;log_{10}$ CFU/mL의 살균효과에 미치지 못하는 것으로 판단되었다.