Affiliation:
1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Food Science Building (0418), Duck Pond Drive, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060, USA
Abstract
The low water activity (aw 0.3) of peanut butter prohibits the growth of Salmonella in a product; however, illnesses are reported from peanut butter contaminated with very small doses, suggesting the food matrix itself influences the infectious dose of Salmonella, potentially by improving Salmonella's survival in the gastrointestinal tract. The purpose of our study was to quantify the survival of a peanut butter outbreak–associated strain of Salmonella enterica serotype Tennessee when inoculated into peanut butters with different fat contents and aw (high fat, high aw; high fat, low aw; low fat, high aw; low fat, low aw) and then challenged with a simulated gastrointestinal system. Exposures to increased fat content and decreased aw both were associated with a protective effect on the survival of Salmonella Tennessee in the simulated gastric fluid compared with control cells. After a simulated intestinal phase, the populations of Salmonella Tennessee in the control and low-fat formulations were not significantly different; however, a 2-log CFU/g increase occurred in high-fat formulations. This study demonstrates that cross-protection from low-aw stress and the presence of high fat results in improved survival in the low pH of the stomach. The potential for interaction of food matrix and stress adaptations could influence the virulence of Salmonella and should be considered for risk analysis.
Publisher
International Association for Food Protection
Subject
Microbiology,Food Science
Cited by
55 articles.
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