title: Effect of selected plant essential oils or their constituents and modified atmosphere packaging on the radiosensitivity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhi in ground beef.
abstract: Twenty-six different essential oils were tested for their efficiency to increase the relative radiosensitivity of Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhi in medium-fat ground beef (23% fat). Ground beef was inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 or Salmonella (10(6) CFU/g), and each essential oil or one of their main constituents was added separately at a concentration of 0.5% (wt/wt). Meat samples (10 g) were packed under air or under modified atmosphere and irradiated at doses from 0 to 1 kGy for the determination of the D10-value of E. coli O157:H7, and from 0 to 1.75 kGy for the determination of the D10-value of Salmonella Typhi. Depending on the compound tested, the relative radiation sensitivity increased from 1 to 3.57 for E. coli O157:H7 and from 1 to 3.26 for Salmonella Typhi. Addition of essential oils or their constituents before irradiation also reduced the irradiation dose needed to eliminate both pathogens. In the presence of Chinese cinnamon or Spanish oregano essential oils, the minimum doses required to eliminate the bacteria were reduced from 1.2 to 0.35 and from 1.4 to 0.5 for E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhi, respectively. Cinnamon, oregano, and mustard essential oils were the most effective radiosensitizers.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Irradiation Center, Research Laboratory in Sciences Applied to Food, INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turgis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borsa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Millette
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salmieri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacroix
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods; D005514:Food Irradiation / Q000379:methods*; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008461:Meat Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents