title: Modelling the influence of palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic and oleic acids on apparent heat resistance of spores of Bacillus cereus NTCC 11145 and Clostridium sporogenes Pasteur 79.3.
abstract: Heat resistance of spores is affected by many factors such as temperature, pH, water activity (aw) and others. Previous studies have reported that free fatty acids can affect the germination and growth of bacterial spores. In this study, we investigated the influence of free fatty acids in heating medium or in recovery medium on the heat resistance of spores of Bacillus cereus NTCC 11145 and Clostridium sporogenes Pasteur 79.3. Four free fatty acids were studied: palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic and oleic acids. During thermal treatments, the impact of these FFA in heating media was generally low, but the presence of free fatty acids in the recovery medium highly decreases bacterial spore apparent heat resistance, particularly with unsaturated fatty acids. A mathematical model was developed to describe and quantify the influence of free fatty acids in recovery media on the D-values. The z'(FFA) parameter values which quantify the impact of free fatty acids were determined. The variation of this parameter value according to the free fatty acid type was compared with MIC value variation given in the literature. The model enables the decrease in D-values in the presence of free fatty acids to be estimated. The high concentrations of free fatty acids in liver or canned duck may explain the microbial stability with low sterilization values applied.
authors.affiliation: Université Européenne de Bretagne, France.
authors.forename: Brice Mvou
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lekogo
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coroller
authors.forename: Anne Gabrielle
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mathot
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mafart
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leguerinel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008954:Models, Biological; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D019308:Palmitic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D009829:Oleic Acids; C008757:palmitoleic acid; D019308:Palmitic Acid