Inactivation Kinetics of Various Chemical Disinfectants on Aeromonas hydrophila Planktonic Cells and Biofilms
- Authors
- Jahid, Iqbal Kabir; Ha, Sang-Do
- Issue Date
- May-2014
- Publisher
- MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
- Citation
- FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE, v.11, no.5, pp 346 - 353
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 346
- End Page
- 353
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/12242
- DOI
- 10.1089/fpd.2013.1682
- ISSN
- 1535-3141
1556-7125
- Abstract
- The present article focuses on the inactivation kinetics of various disinfectants including ethanol, sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid, and benzalkonium chloride against Aeromonas hydrophila biofilms and planktonic cells. Efficacy was determined by viable plate count and compared using a modified Weibull model. The removal of the biofilms matrix was determined by the crystal violet assay and was confirmed by field-emission scanning electron microscope. The results revealed that all the experimental data and calculated Weibull alpha (scale) and beta (shape) parameters had a good fit, as the R-2 values were between 0.88 and 0.99. Biofilms are more resistant to disinfectants than planktonic cells. Ethanol (70%) was the most effective in killing cells in the biofilms and significantly reduced (p<0.05) the biofilms matrix. The Weibull parameter b-value correlated (R-2=0.6835) with the biofilms matrix removal. The present findings deduce that the Weibull model is suitable to determine biofilms matrix reduction as well as the effectiveness of chemical disinfectants on biofilms. The study showed that the Weibull model could successfully be used on food and food contact surfaces to determine the exact contact time for killing biofilms-forming foodborne pathogens.
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