title: The ability of Campylobacter jejuni cells to attach to stainless steel does not change as they become nonculturable.
abstract: The ability of Campylobacter jejuni strains to attach to stainless steel as they became nonculturable during storage in distilled water at 4 degrees C for 30 days was investigated. From an initial count of approximately 7 log colony-forming units/mL all strains completely lost culturability by day 20, but the numbers of cells attaching to stainless steel remained constant at approximately 3.5 log cells/cm(2). These findings suggest that viable but nonculturable Campylobacter in a liquid matrix can still attach to stainless steel.
authors.affiliation: Food Science Australia, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Lesley L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Dykes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D050296:Microbial Viability; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel