title: Effect of prior heat shock on heat resistance of Listeria monocytogenes in meat.
abstract: The effect of prior heat shock on the thermal resistance of Listeria monocytogenes in meat was investigated. A sausage mix inoculated with approximately 10(7) L. monocytogenes per g was initially subjected to a heat shock temperature of 48 degrees C before being heated at a final test temperature of 62 or 64 degrees C. Although cells heat shocked at 48 degrees C for 30 or 60 min did not show a significant increase in thermotolerance as compared with control cells (non-heat shocked), bacteria heat shocked for 120 min did, showing an average 2.4-fold increase in the D64 degrees C value. Heat-shocked cells shifted to 4 degrees C appeared to maintain their thermotolerance for at least 24 h after heat shock.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Research Division, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000254:growth & development*; D008460:Meat